School-Based Health Centers: At the Intersection of Health and Education

Soleimanpour, Samira

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.05.009

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“…SBHCs generally look to address these barriers to increase access, utilization, continuity of care, and, ultimately, health and wellbeing among children and youth [5,6 ▪▪ ]. SBHCs are usually located in a school building or nearby.…”

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School-based health centers as a context to engage and serve communities

Cutuli¹

2021

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

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Purpose of reviewSchool-based health centers (SBHCs) primarily serve underserved students and families through removing barriers to care. The number of SBHCs have increased dramatically with investments from state-funding and federal-funding programs, including expanded funding from the American Rescue Plan. This article reviews findings on the perceived importance of school and community partnership. It also provides a critical review of the evidence base on impact on health, mental health, and education indicators. Recent findingsRecent findings underscore the importance of SBHCs engaging the school and community to build trust while identifying and responding to needs. Engagement supports planning, implementing, and sustaining SBHCs. Studies of impact find that SBHCs increase participation in preventive and routine health and decrease emergency department utilization and hospitalization. However, additional research needs to rigorously test for effects of SBHCs on symptoms and indicators of wellbeing, especially with respect to mental health and education. SummarySBHCs increase participation of students from marginalized groups in preventive and routine care. School and community engagement are vital aspects of SBHCs, likely removing barriers related to trust. Additional rigorous evidence is needed testing efficacy of SBHCs when it comes to improving health, mental health, and education.

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School-based health centers as a context to engage and serve communities

Cutuli¹

2021

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

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“…Yet across the nation's school districts there has been a growing realization that schools offer an excellent opportunity to address many of the inherent inequities present in the United States. One intervention that has been shown to hold great promise is the provision of health‐care services (Anderson et al, 2020 ; Keeton et al, 2012 ; Soleimanpour, 2020 ). Yet while many schools have a school nurse, these medical providers are often severely limited legally in the services they can provide.…”

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“…Yet even before the COVID‐19 pandemic swept America, inequalities with regard to race, ethnicity, health, and income provided uneven playing fields in America's classrooms (Knopf et al, 2016 ). The interdependencies between education and health are well‐known (Keeton et al, 2012 ; Soleimanpour, 2020 ). Yet as calls to turn schools into social service centers have grown louder to battle inequities and access limitations (Morone et al, 2001 ), another challenge has only gained limited attention: staffing school‐based health services with appropriately and adequately trained providers.…”

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When a school is more than just a school: Improving school‐based health in the wake of COVID‐19

Haeder

Maxfield

Ulmen

et al. 2022

World Med & Health Policy

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The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic has posed tremendous challenges for economies and individuals around the world. At the same time, it has also laid bare the blatant and growing inequities that many individuals, particularly children, are confronted with on a daily basis. With communities in lockdowns and schools going virtual in many parts of the United States, the important role that schools and school‐based services play in the lives of many children have gained new attention. Nonetheless, only 3% of American schools have school‐based health centers on campus, and they remain relegated to the fringes of both health care and education. One key limitation has been the lack of appropriately trained health‐care professionals. Over the past 2 years, we have interviewed dozens of individuals about their experiences in school‐based health centers. Based on this study, we explore what it means for a health‐care professional to work in school‐based health care and how it differs from more traditional health‐care settings. Our analysis particularly focuses on training and education, work environments, and their unique demands that come from being embedded within the educational setting. We conclude by addressing the important role that governmental policies could play in augmenting this crucial workforce.

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Improving Health Equity and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: The Role of School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs)

Itriyeva

2024

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

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School-Based Health Centers: At the Intersection of Health and Education

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

School-based health centers as a context to engage and serve communities

School-based health centers as a context to engage and serve communities

When a school is more than just a school: Improving school‐based health in the wake of COVID‐19

Improving Health Equity and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: The Role of School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs)

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