NASBHC's mission is to
improve the health status
of children and youth
by advancing and advocating
for school-based health care
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Publications from NASBHC
Academic Outcomes and SBHCs
A meeting of educators, SBHC providers and evaluators was convened by NASBHC to explore the relationship between school-based health care and outcomes related to academic success. This white paper: 1) summarizes the meeting proceedings and recommendations; 2) provides a stimulus for further discussion and research on the connection between SBHCs and academic performance; and 3) provides guidance to those currently working with SBHCs, including staff, researchers, evaluators, advocates and their educational partners on strategies to document and enhance the collaboration between SBHCs and educators to improve student success and sustain the viability of the SBHC initiative.
Partners in Access: School-Based Health Centers and Medicaid: Lessons from Policy and Practice
Summary of regional meetings with SBHC administrators, state health department policy makers and federal and state Medicaid representatives. Policies and practices from the field are included.
School-Based Health Center Third-Party Billing Policies and Systems: NASBHC Convenes Work Group, January 2002
Summary of issues affecting SBHC billing and revenue collection, with recommendations for national technical assistance to strengthen program capacity development and policy.
Critical Issues in School-Based Health Care Financing
School-based health care providers, administrators, and state policy makers from across the country were convened in a series of regional meetings in 1998 and 1999. Eighteen states and more than 125 individuals representing state health policy and financing agencies, health plans, and school-based health centers participated. The primary objective of the meetings was reconnaissance: what does this audience believe to be the critical issues regarding the long-term sustainability of school-based health centers? This paper summarizes the discussions that were shaped to 1) identify the various mechanisms for financing school-based health care; 2) explore challenges in utilizing those resources as long-term funding sources; and 3) outline future opportunities for creating a sustainable national network of school-based health centers.
Health Care for Special Populations: Examining the Role for SBHCs in Supporting Children with Special Health Needs
In October 2006, the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) convened representatives from education, special education, school nursing, school mental health, school-based health care, parent communities, and health education policy sectors [see appendix C for roster] to discuss how school-based health centers (SBHCs) can work with schools to support the education and health of children with special health care needs (CSHCN). This document summarizes the meeting’s findings and outlines next steps to continue exploring the collaboration between SBHCs and school systems in serving CSHCN.
Medicaid Reimbursement in School-Based Health Centers: State Association and Provider Perspectives
To assess the role Medicaid revenue plays in supporting school-based health care operations, in January 2000, two surveys were conducted of: 1) the National Assembly’s fourteen state school-based health care associations and, 2) school-based health care providers. Thirteen associations, representing 674 school-based health centers (more than half the field) and an estimated 465,000 enrollees, described their collective experiences. An additional 40 programs running 129 school-based health centers completed the provider survey.
Determining A Policy Agenda to Sustain School-Based Health Centers: NASBHC Assesses the Health Care Safety Net Environment
Representatives from health care institutions, including local public health departments, hospitals, community health centers, and public health corporations, to explore current challenges to the health care safety net and their implications for school-based health centers. How does school-based health care fit within the emerging systems changes and reforms that will affect the vitality of safety net providers? Does there continue to be value in population-specific access programs that blend public health, personal health care, pupil support and classroom education? Where will the financial support come from?
NASBHC Safe Passage Awards 2000
Program descriptions of nationally recognized school-based health centers.
NASBHC Safe Passage Awards 1999
Program descriptions of nationally recognized school-based health centers.