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The first school-based health centers opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1967), Dallas, Texas (1970), and St. Paul, Minnesota (1973). [7] The first two were launched because their founders believed that school-based health care could provide accessible, affordable health care to poor children.
JPS Health Network closed 16 clinics in or near Fort Worth area schools last year after more than a decade of promoting the school-based clinics as an essential access point for underserved children.
The Health and Wellness Alliance for Children, created by Children's Health, is a coalition of more than 60 hospitals, social service organizations, faith-based organizations, school districts, government entities, and families focused on improving the health and well-being of children in the Dallas and Collin counties.
School dentist examining children's teeth in the Netherlands, 1935. School-based health and nutrition services are provided through the school system to improve the health and well-being of children and in some cases whole families and the broader community. These services have been developed in different ways around the globe, but the ...
School-based health centers, or SBHCs, offer physicals, immunizations, eye exams, mental health care and sometimes dental care. At the turn of the century, there were barely 1,000 SBHCs nationwide ...
The School-Based Health Alliance was founded in 1995. [1] The School-Based Health Alliance advocates for national policies, programs, and funding to expand and strengthen centers, while also supporting the movement with training and technical assistance.
Silva Magnet High School is a three-story, one-building campus located on the grounds of Jefferson High School in south-central El Paso. The University Medical Center (formerly Thomason General Hospital) and the Texas Tech University Health Science Center are located directly across the street from Silva. Students from middle schools throughout the county apply for admission to the high school
In 2008, Health Careers was recognized as a "2008 Just for Kids Higher Performing Schools in Texas" [9] In 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, HCHS was listed as the top High School in San Antonio by Children at Risk. [10] HCHS was also listed as an Honor School by the Texas Business & Education Coalition [11] for 2006.