The Impact of School Based Health Centers
The impact of School Based Health Centers have been well documented by researchers. The benefits of a SBHC are, but not limited to:
Students are more likely to receive recommended vaccines (Federico et al.)
Students have higher satisfaction with their health status (McNall et al.)
Students engage in healthier behaviors regarding eating habits and physical activities (McNall et al.)
School Based Health Centers are cost effective for the Medicaid system and society (Guo et al.)
Better outcomes with the management of asthma
School Based Health Centers can lead to an increase in academic performance since children don't learn well when they are not healthy (Murray et al.)
Students who experienced depression and past suicide attempts were significantly more likely to use a SBHC's mental health services (Riggs and Cheng)
Students are more likely to receive recommended vaccines (Federico et al.)
Students have higher satisfaction with their health status (McNall et al.)
Students engage in healthier behaviors regarding eating habits and physical activities (McNall et al.)
School Based Health Centers are cost effective for the Medicaid system and society (Guo et al.)
Better outcomes with the management of asthma
- Students with asthma have a reduction in the rate of hospitalizations (Webber et al.)
- Asthmatic children with access to School Based Health Centers gain 3 days of school (Guo et al.)
- School Based Health Centers save $970 for each child with asthma (Guo et al.)
School Based Health Centers can lead to an increase in academic performance since children don't learn well when they are not healthy (Murray et al.)
Students who experienced depression and past suicide attempts were significantly more likely to use a SBHC's mental health services (Riggs and Cheng)
Sources
Steven G. Federico, Lisa Abrams, Rachel M. Everhart, Paul Melinkovich, and Simon J. Hambidge. Addressing Adolescent Immunization Disparities: A Retrospective Analysis of School-Based Health Center Immunization Delivery. American Journal of Public Health: September 2010, Vol. 100, No. 9, pp. 1630-1634.
Miles A. McNall, Lauren F. Lichty, and Brian Mavis. The Impact of School-Based Health Centers on the Health Outcomes of Middle School and High School Students. American Journal of Public Health: September 2010, Vol. 100, No. 9, pp. 1604-1610.
Jeff J. Guo, Terrance J. Wade, Wei Pan, and Kathryn N. Keller. School-Based Health Centers: Cost–Benefit Analysis and Impact on Health Care Disparities. American Journal of Public Health: September 2010, Vol. 100, No. 9, pp. 1617-1623.
Webber MP, Carpiniello KE, Oruwariye T, Lo Y, Burton WB, Appel DK. Burden of Asthma in Inner-city Elementary Schoolchildren: Do School-Based Health Centers Make a Difference?. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(2):125-129.
Guo JJ, Jang R, Keller KN, McCracken AL, Pan W, Cluxton RJ. Impact of school-based health centers on children with asthma. J Adolesc Health.2005;37(4):266–274
Murray NG, Low BJ, Hollis C, Cross AW, Davis SM. Coordinated school health programs and academic achievement: a systematic review of the literature. J Sch Health. 2007;77(9):589–600
Miles A. McNall, Lauren F. Lichty, and Brian Mavis. The Impact of School-Based Health Centers on the Health Outcomes of Middle School and High School Students. American Journal of Public Health: September 2010, Vol. 100, No. 9, pp. 1604-1610.
Jeff J. Guo, Terrance J. Wade, Wei Pan, and Kathryn N. Keller. School-Based Health Centers: Cost–Benefit Analysis and Impact on Health Care Disparities. American Journal of Public Health: September 2010, Vol. 100, No. 9, pp. 1617-1623.
Webber MP, Carpiniello KE, Oruwariye T, Lo Y, Burton WB, Appel DK. Burden of Asthma in Inner-city Elementary Schoolchildren: Do School-Based Health Centers Make a Difference?. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(2):125-129.
Guo JJ, Jang R, Keller KN, McCracken AL, Pan W, Cluxton RJ. Impact of school-based health centers on children with asthma. J Adolesc Health.2005;37(4):266–274
Murray NG, Low BJ, Hollis C, Cross AW, Davis SM. Coordinated school health programs and academic achievement: a systematic review of the literature. J Sch Health. 2007;77(9):589–600