This report explores access to school-site health and mental health services among the general population of K-12 public school students in California. These general health services are a major part of some schools' operations, yet they often "fly under the radar" of both education policy and health policy discussions (Lear, 2007).…

Despite the many social and political advances lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals have achieved, youth within these populations continue to be at elevated risk for suicide. Because adolescents spend most of their day in academic settings, school district staff have ample opportunity to identify and assess suicide…

Returning to school during a global pandemic brings a new level of anxiety for everyone involved. Even though most children are very resilient to COVID-19, many parents/guardians have valid concerns that the student could carry the virus home to vulnerable family members or others living in the home. The decision to return to school is dependent…

Background: Influenza is a major cause of seasonal viral respiratory illness among school-aged children. Accordingly, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) coordinates >800 school-based influenza immunization clinics before each influenza season. We quantified the relationship between student influenza vaccination in Arkansas public schools…

This program evaluation examines the effectiveness of a school-based dental clinic. A repeated-measures design was used to longitudinally examine secondary data from participants (N = 293). Encounter intensity was developed to normalize data. Multivariate analysis of variance and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to investigate the effect of encounter…

Public schools can be a relatively desirable location for efficient and widespread distribution of physical and mental health services to children. However, California provides fewer physical and mental health services in schools than almost any other state. This brief summarizes "Investments in Student Health and Mental Health in…

Maintaining student health, safety, and welfare is a primary goal for any K-12 school system. If a child becomes sick, is injured, or seems in any other way incapacitated at school, it is the understood responsibility that the school will provide care and, if necessary, contact the parents and direct the child to outside treatment. Beyond that…

Since 1986, the Center for Population Options (CPO)/Support Center for School-Based Clinics (SBCs) has conducted an annual survey. Over time the SBC has become a prototype for other adolescent health service models. Perhaps the oldest is the school-linked clinic (SLC), a free-standing adolescent health clinic. Located away from the school campus,…

School-based and -linked health centers (SBHC and SLHC) are becoming innovative centers for providing health care to adolescents. The Center for Population Options (CPO) has designed a site-monitoring team model for SBHCs and SLHCs. The first phase is preparing for the site visit. This begins with contracting a team leader, assembling the team and…

The school-based health clinic is one solution for meeting the health needs of uninsured children. A contractual arrangement is made between the school district and a public or private health-care provider. Describes several clinics and their the clients, services, and funding sources; offers advice on getting a clinic started. (MLF)

Five agencies of the Public Health Service (PHS) joined with PHS Hispanic employees and other Hispanic health specialists to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Week by critically examining health issues of particular relevance to Hispanics. The first day the forum sought to define, from an Hispanic perspective, issues relating to health statistics,…

A profile of school-based clinics is included in this report. A mailed survey to 153 school-based clinics and their administrators yielded a 62 percent response rate (for 95 surveys returned). Information about populations served, services provided, staff, use patterns, financial support, and policy initiatives is presented. Eight statistical…

The school-based clinic is a primary health care facility located within or on the campus of a public school. The suggested requirements for a school-based clinic are enumerated in five sections dealing with: (1) clinic organization; (2) clinic staff; (3) clinic services; (4) clinic recordkeeping and evaluation; and (5) clinic facilities and…

Information about operational school-based clinic programs is provided in this pamphlet. Characteristics of school-based clinics include comprehensive services, a multidisciplinary team approach, a community resource network, school location, adolescent reproductive health services, and traditional health institution management. A list of…

Descriptive and statistical information on school-based clinics are provided. A mailed survey to 68 programs operating 120 school based clinics yielded responses from 46 programs representing 79 clinics, a 69 percent response rate. Data were collected on patterns of student use, student demographics, services, finances, legal issues, policy…