Shepherd's Hope offers free sports and school physicals

The nonprofit is partnering with Nemours Children's Health and Who We Play For to provide physicals for uninsured youth ages 18 and younger.

By Liz Ramos
| 8:02 p.m. June 8, 2026

West Orange Times & Observer
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The summer is the perfect time for students to receive their physicals for sports and school, and Shepherd's Hope wants to help.

The nonprofit is partnering with Nemours Children's Health and Who We Play For to provide free physicals for children ages 18 and under who are uninsured.

Appointments are available from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 28, as well as from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 1 at the West Orange Health Center.

The West Orange Health Center is located at 455 Ninth St. in Winter Garden.

Children will be able to receive physicals for school and sports, and Who We Play For will provide electrocardiograms if needed.

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.