Frequently Asked Questions
At Jennings Health, we're focused on building a small, dedicated panel of whole families who share our core health values and commitment to an integrative approach to healthcare. We provide exceptional, personalized care to children and their parents, supporting you from birth through age 54.
Please complete our Family Application to help us determine if your family’s values align with our practice philosophy. If your family is selected, we’ll reach out to discuss next steps.
Though we would love to continue to care for every patient who wishes to follow Stef to Jennings Health, we are building a small, dedicated panel of families who are deeply committed to integrative, preventive, and family-centered care. Please complete our Family Application to help us determine if your family’s values align with our practice philosophy. If your family is selected, we’ll reach out to discuss next steps. We will do our best to honor prior relationships.
We love newborns at Jennings Health, and are flattered that you'd like to join us! Please complete our Family Application (don't forget to include baby's due date) to help us determine if your family’s values align with our practice philosophy.
Be sure to apply well in advance of your baby's due date to be considered for newborn care. If your family is selected, we’ll reach out to discuss next steps.
Once we've confirmed that your family has been accepted into the practice, text Jennings Health (571-506-7265) when you're in labor‬! We will connect with you as soon as possible to get your newborn visit scheduled. Regardless of where or with whom your baby was born, we prefer to see the baby in our office within the first eight days of life for a newborn wellness exam.
At Jennings Health we do not require adherence to a specific vaccine schedule. Our approach is to provide information, answer your questions, and support you in making decisions that are best for your family's health. Please note that due to our small patient panel and high cost of vaccines, we do not stock or administer vaccines at our practice.
Once Jennings Health has reviewed your Family Application and confirmed that you've been accepted into the practice, we will contact you to schedule your family's first appointments!
Our office hours are by appointment only, and will vary week to week.
CONTACT:
The best way to reach Jennings Health is via text message (571-506-7265)‬. Your messages will be answered based on the urgency of the content; if you have an urgent need, please text first, and if you haven't gotten a response within a few hours, call â€â€571-506-7265‬ and leave a voicemail.
SCHEDULING:
- For Prospective Families: please complete our Family Application to help us determine if your family’s values align with our practice philosophy. If your family is selected, we’ll reach out to discuss next steps.
- For Established Families: please access the patient portal to self-schedule your appointments.
MEDICATION REFILLS:
Please request medication refills through the patient portal; they will be answered within 48-72 hours.
Jennings Health is an integrative primary care office; we try to be jack of all trades.
We offer Integrative Family Primary Care:
- Pediatric Wellness Exams
- Annual Adult Wellness Exams
- Routine Gynecologic Care
- Prescription Management
- Sick visits
We offer deeper dives into Functional Medicine:
A root cause approach to restoration of health and wellbeing for a variety of conditions, including but not limited to: ADHD
Anxiety & Depression Autoimmune Conditions
Cardiometabolic Conditions Gut Health: Dysbiosis, IBS, SIBO, & Candida Hormone Imbalances Thyroid Disorders
At Jennings Health, we provide gynecologic exams and cervical cancer screening.
We encourage our patients to utilize fertility awareness methods for insight into hormones, fertility, and related gynecologic conditions. We use medicines when appropriate to manage disease, but not to override normal bodily functions.
We will support you through perimenopause with nutrition support, herbal medicine, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
At this time, Jennings Health is only accepting families who are ready to make Jennings Health their primary care home. Please note that every child must be registered with an adult — and every adult must be registered with a child.
Because we’re committed to providing whole-family primary care, functional medicine consultations are available exclusively to our primary care patients.
At this time, Jennings Health is only accepting families who are ready to make Jennings Health their primary care home. Please note that adults seeking to join the practice must be registered with a child.
Because we’re committed to providing whole-family primary care, functional medicine consultations are available exclusively to our primary care patients.
Yes, we offer televisits for established patients located in Virginia or Washington, DC. New patient visits and well-care visits must be in person.