SBHCs Make Federal News

October 4, 2008
Issued by the offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton
Schumer, Clinton push for passage of their legislation to halt devastating health regulation

September 19, 2007
Issued by "Bill Richardson for President"
Richardson tells obesity conference that he will lead national initiative as President

September 18, 2007
Issued by "Press office of Senator Hillary Clinton"
Senator Clinton and Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Call for School-Based Health Centers to be Eligible Providers Under CHIP Program

August 31, 2007
Issued by "Bill Richardson for President"
Statement of Governor Bill Richardson on the Bush Administration’s Harsh Rules for Children's Health Care

Press Releases 2008

July 21, 2008
Senate Hearing on Childhood Obesity: Student Thanks SBHC for Weight Loss Success

March 13, 2008
SBHCs Combat Major Adolescent Health Epidemic

February 5, 2008
Foundations Make Significant Investment in NASBHC’s Future

 

2008 Published Articles

September 25, 2008
Medill News Service
Education advocates call for better school health care
By: Whitney Jackson

September 15, 2008
Hawaii Reporter
Reforming Health Care to Protect Parents' Rights
By Daniel P Moloney, Ph.D.

March 2008
American School Board Journal
Children at Risk: The Needs are Great, but Services are Few. What Can Be Done to Help Some of Our Most Troubled Kids?
By: Lawrence Hardy

July 17, 2008
Michigan Live
Saginaw's Arthur Hill High School to get Health Clinic
By: Corey Mitchell

July 14, 2008
Washington Business Journal
25 Local Leaders Picked for Nonprofit Executive Training
By: Jonathan O'Connell
Congratulations to NASBHC Director of Field Operations, Brenda Barron

July 14, 2008
Market Watch (Wall Street Journal Digital Network)
Nonprofit Roundtable Announces First Class of Future Executive Directors, Answers a Call to Action in the Sector
Congratulations to NASBHC Director of Field Operations, Brenda Barron

July 5, 2008
Associated Press
School Health Centers Bring Services to Students
By: Dan Catchpole

April 18, 2008
Associated Press
Middle school has 1 taker months after contraceptives furor
By: David Sharp

April 16, 2008
News-Times (Forest Grove, OR)
Health Center Benefits Extend to Classrooms
By: Christine Murray

March 11, 2008
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sustaining School Health Centers
Editorial

February 26, 2008
RDH Magazine
School-Based Health
By: Betsy Bray

Press Releases 2007

November 15, 2007
"School-Based Health Clinic Act of 2007" Introduced in House of Representatives

October 26, 2007
NASBHC Responds to Portland, Maine School Committee Decision

July 2, 2007
Hundreds Rally to Capitol Hill To Support School-Based Health Care

June 20, 2007
NASBHC Hosts 2007 Advocacy Day Rally

January 31, 2007
Capitol Hill Briefings Explain School-Based Health Centers' Roles as First Responders to Students in Crisis

2007 Published Articles

November 7, 2007
Denver Post
Student clinics a shot in the arm
By: Katy Human

November 1, 2007
Associated Press
Poll: Most OK birth control for schools
By: Alan Fram

October 20, 2007
Chicago Tribune
Town split over vote to give contraceptives to middle-schoolers
By: Katie Zezima (New York Times News Service)

October 20, 2007
Renew America
Maine's 'sex school' taken to court?
By: Joseph Grant Swank

October 19, 2007
Christian Broadcasting Network
Middle School Birth Control Approved
By: Michael F. Haverluck

October 19, 2007
Gannett News Service
Middle school plans to offer prescription birth control
By: Wendy Koch

October 19, 2007
NewsDay
School defends birth control for 11-year-olds
Associated Press

October 19, 2007
The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
Middle school offers birth control pills
Associated Press

October 18, 2007
Associated Press
Maine school to offer contraceptives
By Jerry Harkavy

October 18, 2007
Grand Rapid Press (Michigan)
Maine middle school to offer birth control
Associated Press

October 18, 2007
LA Times
Maine Middle School can Provide Birth Control Pills
Associated Press

October 18, 2007
NewsWeek
Middle School in Maine to Offer Birth Control Pills
Associated Press

October 18, 2007
AHN
Maine Middle School To Begin Dispensing Birth Control Pills
By:  Jessica Pupovac

October 18, 2007
WUSA 9 (DC)
Birth Control for 11 and 12 year olds?
By: Audrey Barnes

October 18, 2007
WBZ NewsRadio
Middle School in Maine to offer Birth Control Pills

October 17, 2007
Fox News.com
Panel to Consider Birth Control Prescriptions at Maine Middle School

October 17, 2007
International Herald Tribune
Middle school in Maine to offer birth-control prescriptions to students as young as 11
Associated Press

October 16,2007
Portland Press Herald
Prescribe "the pill" at middle school?
By: Kelley Bouchard

November, 2007
School Board News
Mental health services present challenge for school leader
By: Joetta Sack-Min

September, 2007
Illinois Issues Magazine
"Clinic in a school; Advocates argue school-based centers can protect students' health, improve attendance and boost academic performance. But they'll need state and federal financial support"
By: Bethany Jaeger

September 4, 2007
Education Week
"Children's Health Coverage Seen at Risk; Plans to increase eligibility for state-federal program collide with tight guidelines from Bush Administration"
By: Christina A. Samuels

August 28, 2007
The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA)
"Nursing Shortage Puts Kids at Risk"

July, 2007
Aid for Education Report
"Advocacy Day for school-based health care"
By: Yula Melnyk 

July 1, 2007
The Ann Arbor News
"Programs for students' mental health produces a manual"
By: Marjorie Kauth-Karjala

March, 2007
Catalyst (Chicago, IL)
"Activisits: School-based health clinics need cash"
By: Marisol Mastrangelo

January 14, 2007
New York Times
Letter to the Editor
"Who'll pay for health care for all?"
By: John Schlitt