School Based Health
Model Programs and Best Practices
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
School Based Health Center Model
http://www.rwjf.org/reports/npreports/MakingGrade.htm
Description: Making the Grade: State and Local Partnershipsto Establish School-Based Health Centers was a national program of the RobertWood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supported state-local collaborationsdesigned to expand comprehensive school-based health services for children andadolescents.
Information Available: Provides school based health centermodel.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
National Association of State Boards of Education
Coordinated School Health Program Model
http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/37/132/10-Bogden-CDC%20School%20Health%20Program.pdf
Description: Funded by CDC, NASBE is a private, non-profitmembership association of boards of education, providing technical assistanceevidenced based information for education policy leaders.
Information Available: Provides Coordinated School HealthProgram Model.
National Organizations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/index.htm
Description: DASH was established in 1988 and seeks toprevent the most serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents andyoung adults. To accomplish this mission DASH implements four components: 1)identify and monitor, 2) synthesize and apply research, 3) enable constituentsand 4) evaluate.
Information Available: The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS),School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), CDC guidelines for schoolhealth, the School Health Index, data and statistics, funding opportunities,specific health topics, publications, state-by-state information, conferencesand related school health links.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
www.nces.ed.gov
Description: Located within the U.S. Department of Educationand the Institute of Education Sciences, the NCES collects and analyzes datathat are related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
Information Available: Education statistics at a glance; public school/districtlocator; latest news; electronic catalog of publications/data; search tools;data on elementary, secondary, postsecondary and early childhood; assessments;access to libraries, publications and digests of statistics; partnerships;conferences and funding opportunities.
American School Health Association (ASHA)
www.ashaweb.org
Description: ASHA unites the many professionals working inschools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children.ASHA is a multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors,dentists, health educators, physical educators, school nurses and schoolphysicians which advocates for high-quality school health instruction, healthservices and a healthful school environment.
Information Available: Background on school-based health, Health in Action,ASHA publications and conferences.
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
www.healthinschools.org/home.asp
Description: A nonpartisan policy and resource center thatsupports the development of state and community partnerships to establishcomprehensive school-based health centers.
Information Available: Currently operating school-based health centers by statewith contact information, news alerts, reports, funding opportunities, recentpublications, a parent resource guide, dental and mental health services atschools, fact sheets and links to other resources.
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)
www.nasbhc.org
Description: NASBHC represents school-based health careproviders and supporters. The organization promotes accessible, qualityschool-based primary and mental health care for children and youth throughinterdisciplinary and collaborative efforts.
Information Available: Legislative updates, center for advocacy and publicpolicy, the National Campaign for Federal Appropriation, center for technicalassistance and training, a center for evaluation and quality of school-basedhealth centers, yearly conventions, HIPAA resources and quick links to otherschool-based health center resources.
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
www.nasbe.org
Description: NASBE aims to help policymakers andpractitioners create safe, healthy and nurturing school environments for all ofthe nation's children and youth.
Information Available: The Healthy Schools Network, publications, articles,policy briefs, state-level school health policies, resources and links.
UCLA School Mental Health Project,
Center for Mental Health in Schools
smhp.psych.ucla.edu/
Description: This Center, one of two national training andtechnical assistance centers, focuses on mental health in schools. Its missionis to improve outcomes for young people by enhancing policies, programs andpractices relevant to mental health in schools. The center aims to advanceefforts to plan, implement, and evaluate school-based programs; analyze anddiscuss current programs and needs; develop new models for school-basedinterventions; and demonstrate the value of school-university collaboration todevelop and evaluate interventions.
Information Available: Technical assistance, clearinghouses, publications,evaluation report, mental health practitioner's listserv, newsletter, latestnews and the Center for Mental Health in Schools.
School Based Health Services
http://www.sbhsillinois.com/
Description: The foundation for the relationship betweenMedicaid and education was established by the Medicare Catastrophic CoverageAct (Public Law 100-360), as amended in 1988. Medicaid pays for costs ofdirect, medically necessary services provided to eligible children who havedisabilities in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA). Illinois has actively supported this relationship since 1992, throughthe School-Based Health Services program (SBHS).
Information Available: Provides information on the medicalservices provided at Illinois’ schools through Medicaid.
Guttmacher Institute: School Based Health Centers and theBirth Control Debate
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/tgr/03/5/gr030505.html
Description: With their numbers on the rise, school-basedhealth centers are an important source of counseling and medical care forlow-income and uninsured youth. Controversy over family planning services hashad a significant impact, however, and many centers remain limited in theirability to meet the needs of sexually active teens by dispensing contraceptivesto them on-site. At the same time, a number of school-based health centers thatare committed to reducing teenage pregnancy and improving teens' reproductivehealth are working within their communities to overcome opposition to theprovision of contraceptive care—and they are meeting with some success.
Information Available:Provides statistics on school based health centers and types ofreproductive health services offered.
Advocates for Youth: School Linked Health Center
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=543&Itemid=177
Description: Established in 1980 as the Center for PopulationOptions, Advocates for Youth champions efforts that help young people makeinformed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.
Information Available: Advocates for youth supports schoollinked health centers and provides information on school based and schoollinked health centers.
Missouri Resources
Missouri Coordinated School Health Coalition
www.healthykidsmo.org/
Description: A School Health Advisory Council Guide createdby the Missouri Coordinated School Health Coalition. This Coalition works toorganize and provide technical assistance to school health advisory councils inthe state of Missouri.
Information Available: Provides articles, tips, events, and success stories.
Reports and Publications
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Making the Grade: State and Local Partnerships to establishSchool Based Health Centers
http://www.rwjf.org/reports/npreports/MakingGrade.htm
National Association of School Based Health Clinics (NASBHC)
School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) 101: An Overview andFramework for Building Programs
http://www.minority.unc.edu/sph/minconf/2008/materials/slides/LeslieMorris2008minconf.pdf
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