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This is an online event.
FREE Webinar: Introduction to School Based Health Centers
This webinar will provide an overview of School-Based Health Centers, identify what is needed to plan and open a new SBHC, and discuss factors most likely to make SBHC operation successful and sustainable.
School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) are primary care health service providers co-located in schools. Staffing typically includes a Nurse Practitioner (NP), support person or school health aide, Registered Nurse, and supervising or part-time doctor. Comprehensive SBHC hubs can be designed or expanded to include or refer students for mental and behavioral health, dental, and vision services.
Services typically offered by SBHCs include:
- Prevention services, mandated and recommended immunizations, well child/adolescent check-ups and physicals.
- SBHC works with school schedule to provide these services during non–core classes, lunch, before or after school.
- Management of chronic diseases, such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension, seizure disorders and ADHD.
- Evaluation, treatment or referral for urgent health care needs, such as infections, minor injuries and acute dental problems.
Benefits of SBHCs include:
- Increased student attendance: NPs diagnose and treat students who then can often return to class.
- Parents need to take less time off work for routine check-ups, physicals, recommended vaccinations or urgent care.
- SBHCs in low-income communities have been shown to improve students’ educational and health outcomes.
Interact for Health has historically provided funding for SBHCs to a select group of schools and medical partners that demonstrate high need related to poverty and unmet health care needs in their student population. During the webinar, Interact for Health staff will discuss those experiences, expectations of school district and medical partner, other possible funding pathways, and possible future grant opportunities for a small number of high-need districts over the next five years.
To Learn More:
- Watch video https://www.interactforhealth.org/school-based-health-centers
- National School-Based Health Alliance: 202-638-5872, www.sbh4all.org
- Nearby SBHCs (see map) https://www.interactforhealth.org/school-based-health-centers-map
- Growing Well: www.growingwell.org and Facebook GrowingWell
- Francie Wolgin, Executive Director, Growing Well/Senior Program Officer, Interact for Health: fwolgin@interactforhealth.org, 513-458-6612