There are many resources available to assist with school-based health center development and technical support. The resources on this page have been divided into the following categories and are listed alphabetically by topic:
A Road Map to Success
Developed by the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, this online guide can help with starting, operating and maintaining a school-based health center. The Road Map consists of resources, policies and procedures, presentations and web links. It covers information on funding, human resources, business operations and more. To learn about it, go to ww2.nasbhc.org/roadmap.
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Costs and funding
School-Based Health Centers: An Overview of costs and resources needed for startup and sustainability. Source: State of Oregon, Public Health Division, Adolescent Health Section, Schoo-Based Health Center Program
www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/ah/sbhc/docs/SBHCCostExecutiveSummary.pdf
Opening a School-Based Health Center – A How-To Guide for New Mexico SBHC Coordinators Chapter 4 – SBHC Funding – Page 41.
http://measbhc.org/uploads/sbhc_nmmanual_oct2005.pdf
School-based health centers: How are they financed? The following links provide results from national surveys describing the number of school-based health centers, where they are located, types of services offered, and how they are financed.
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Guidebooks
Mental Health and School-Based Health Centers– A guidebook by the Center for Mental Health at UCLA
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/MHSBHC/wholemhsbhc.pdf
Opening a School-Based Health Center – A How-To Guide for New Mexico SBHC Coordinators
http://measbhc.org/uploads/sbhc_nmmanual_oct2005.pdf
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Organizations
The Texas Association of School-Based Health Centers
www.tasbhc.org
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
www.nasbhc.org
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
www.healthinschools.org
Center for School Mental Heath – University of Maryland School of Medicine
http://csmh.umaryland.edu
Center for Mental Health in Schools - UCLA
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
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Research
School-Based Health Centers: A Select Bibliography www.healthinschools.org/Publications-and-Resources/Publications/Bibliographies/School-Based-Health-Centers-Bibliography.aspx
TOP 25 Articles on School-Based Health Center Practice
www.nasbhc.org/atf/cf/%7BCD9949F2-2761-42FB-BC7A-CEE165C701D9%7D/basics_essential%20reading.pdf
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Tools
Implementation tools. This list of implementation tools developed by the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools contains a sample of needs assessment tools, patient satisfaction surveys, recommended supply of medications and equipment.
www.healthinschools.org/Health-in-Schools/Health-Services/School-Based-Health-Centers/Implementation-Tools.aspx
Facts sheets produced by the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care. Fact sheets developed on the following topics related to school-based health centers: Benefits, cost savings, mental health, childhood obesity, Medicaid and SCHIP, and increased access. After accessing the site, scroll down to the SBHC Fact Sheets.
www.nasbhc.org/site/c.jsJPKWPFJrH/b.3085717
School-based dental health: Clinical operations and management. Many school-based health centers include full dental services. Dr. Murray Rosenthal with support from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools developed a step by step toolkit for establishing a dental program within school-based health centers.
www.healthinschools.org/Health-in-Schools/Health-Services/School-Based-Dental-Health/Clinical-Operations-and-Management.aspx
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For more information contact:
Nancy Eichner , School-Based Health Center Program Specialist
School Health Program
Texas Department of State Health Services
512-776-2782
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