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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.
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 fundamentals are constant: the early detection, correction, prevention or ...
Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in Texas" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 number of school-based health centers (SBHCs) has grown across the country from 1,135 in 1998 to roughly 3,900 today, according to the national School-Based Health Alliance. There are more ...
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.
Referrals – School-based health centers and family resource centers can be the link that ensures that students and families' needs are met. After-school programs – After-school programs are important for the effectiveness of schools by providing school-age children with academic and nonacademic support.
Additionally, some prevention programs may not be a good fit with the local context and may require tailoring. Finally, schools may struggle to sustain programs due to limited resources and support. Despite these challenges, recent efforts have been made to bridge the gap between research and practice in school-based prevention programs.