Special Opportunity: School-Based Health Care Resources
The Colorado Health Foundation’s School-Based Health Care Initiative calls on communities to draw upon many resources to build successful models of school-based health care. This Resource Guide points program applicants to a variety of resources that can support effective school-based health care services. The Foundation also recognizes that the best and most helpful technical assistance often comes from informed, experienced individuals or organizations that have “walked the walk.” With that in mind, the Colorado Health Foundation will partner with the Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care to provide technical assistance and other resources to assist with the application process.
Colorado Resources
National Resources
Other Resources
Behavior change
Community Assessment
Data
Healthy Child Development
Mental Health
Oral Health
Social-emotional development and schools
Telemedicine
School-Based Health Care Webinars
Colorado Resources
The Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care (CASBHC) is working closely with the Colorado Health Foundation to provide technical assistance and support to communities exploring how they might initiate school-based health care under this initiative. The CASBHC annual conference and training sessions are all designed to provide technical assistance on key topics.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) has been involved in the development of school-based health centers since 1994. Information on the state’s school-based health center program and resources related to best practices, state funding and quality standards are found on the website. Other CDPHE resources include:
Colorado Department of Health Care, Policy and Financing
The Colorado Health Institute has a variety of resources and data related to health and health care in Colorado.
Colorado Division of Local Government, State Demography Office
Colorado Youth Matter
Healthy Schools: Key to a Healthier Colorado, The Colorado Health Foundation, January 2009
The University of Colorado Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) has information about models and promising programs for violence prevention.
[back to top]
National Resources
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, a research and policy center located at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., maintains a website with resources devoted to school-based health centers, school mental health programs, school-based dental health programs and school-connected programs targeting childhood overweight and obesity.
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care with members from school-based health centers across the United States has launched the SBHC Road Map, an online web tool that provides current resources and technical assistance to aid SBHC administrators from the initial planning phase through all phases of an SBHC’s operation. The NASBHC website also includes helpful sections on quality improvement and community advocacy.
[back to top]
Other Resources
Behavior change
The Center for Learning Excellence maintains an evidence-based program database with information about programs recommended by research-oriented government agencies, nonprofit agencies and independent publications. The programs featured demonstrate youth behavior change.
Community assessment
Find Youth Info, a federal government site, is an interactive tool that focuses on forming community partnerships and youth-adult partnerships as well as conducting community assessments. It includes a section on conducting a community assessment that provides a mapping tool with youth-related census data and location maps. Communities can also identify the location of federal programs that serve youth. It will also help identify what additional resources may be needed and the best location for providing services. Other resources include information on technical assistance and funding, a summary of youth risk and protective factors and a bibliography for research on risk and protective factors for youth.
Data
A Guide to Resources for Creating, Locating, and Using Child and Youth Indicator Data, created by Child Trends and KIDS COUNT. This guide provides brief descriptions of data and information resources available to measure child and youth well-being.
Healthy child development
Child Trends’ Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully (LINKS) describes social (non-medical) research-based programs designed to enhance child development.
Mental health
Colorado Trust, Report on Mental Health Disparities in Colorado (2006)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, The National Registry of Evidence-Based Practices
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Psychotropic Drugs and Children: A 2007 Update
Grantmakers in Health, Integrating Mental and Oral Health into Primary Care
RAND Corporation, How schools can help students recover from traumatic experiences: a tool kit for supporting long-term recovery (2006)
The Colorado Health Foundation. The Status of Mental Health Care in Colorado (2003). Mental Health Funders Collaborative: Denver, CO.
University of South Florida, School-Based Mental Health: An Empirical Guide for Decision-Makers (2008)
Oral health
American Academy of Pediatrics, Preventive Oral Health Intervention for Pediatricians. This policy statement is a compilation of current concepts and scientific evidence required to understand and implement practice-based preventive oral health programs designed to improve oral health outcomes for all children and especially children at significant risk of dental decay.
Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, Dr. Rosenthal’s Toolkit: Clinical and Management Tools for Effective School-Based Dental Programs
Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, The Impact of Oral Disease on the Health of Coloradans (2005)
The Colorado Health Foundation, The Colorado Health Report Card, Preventive Dental Care
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care. Albert DA, McManus JM, Mitchell DA. Models for Delivering School-Based Dental Care.
The National Maternal and Child Health Oral Health Resource Center’s Oral Health for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women Knowledge Path, which includes sections on dental sealant programs and a special school-based care special section.
Seal America, The Prevention Program (2007) contains step-by-step guidance on program implementation.
Social-emotional development and schools
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). A collaborative that promotes evidence-based practice that support social and emotional leaning (SEL). One resource they offer is a list of recommended tools for evaluating the social and emotional climate of schools, with descriptions and surveys available for download.
Telemedicine
University of Virginia Office of Telemedicine, Craig County School Health Outreach
[back to top]
School-Based Health Care Webinars
School-Based Health Care Evaluation
Sep. 20, 2012
*View the recorded webinar
This webinar provides information about the evaluation of the Colorado Health Foundation's School-Based Health Care (SBHC) initiative, specifically updates and information regarding sustainability. In 2009, the Foundation launched the SBHC initiative to increase the number of underserved children with regular access to integrated care. During this webinar, the evaluators for the Initiative will share results and information from the evaluation, with specific details on:
- Evaluation methods
- Upcoming data collection timeline
- Summary of findings:
- Grantee and key stakeholder feedback on grantee tools and technical assistance
- Sustainability challenges and factors for success
- SBHC sustainability assessment indicators, including community partnerships/integration, physical facility/space, staffing, marketing/outreach, services, funding strategies, and school integration.
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
Download a copy of the webinar slides.
Oral Care at School-Based Health Centers
Feb. 10, 2011
*View the recorded webinar
In 2009, the Foundation launched the School-Based Health Care (SBHC) initiative to increase the number of underserved children with regular access to integrated care. Oral health programs that are timely and patient-centered are a key component. During this webinar, experts will share examples of local and national programs integrating oral health care within school-based health centers, with specific details on:
- Addressing clinical and operational issues associated with implementing an integrated oral health program
- Engaging private dental health providers in the program
- Marketing the services to families and students
- Financing integrated school-based oral health programs within Colorado
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
Download a copy of the webinar slides.
Integrated Care in the School-Based Setting
March 4, 2010
View the recorded webinar*
According to the Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care, "integrated school health services" means comprehensive, coordinated, continuous and age-appropriate physical, behavioral and oral health services, provided by a multidisciplinary team to students while they are in school, using a process of care that includes direct delivery, co-management, and referral. Colorado has several examples of integrated school-based health care programs. This webinar explores how integrated care works in the school-based setting and strategies for addressing clinical and operational issues associated with delivering integrated health services in schools.
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
School-Based Health Care Programs: Making the Case and Building Effective Partnerships
October 20, 2009
View the recorded webinar*School-based health care (SBHC) programs are an effective strategy for improving the health outcomes of students. Studies document the success of SBHC programs in reducing absenteeism, increasing access to preventive and mental health care, increasing care coordination and referral completion, reducing costs for Medicaid programs, reducing emergent and urgent care visits and increasing health knowledge among students. This webinar explores how and why school-based health care programs work and offer strategies for building the partnerships necessary for a successful program.
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
School-Based Health Care Application Information Webinar
July 8, 2009
View the recorded webinar*
Learn about the Colorado Health Foundation’s School-Based Health Care Initiative. This webinar provides an overview of the initiative, including a discussion of the types of programs that will be considered for funding, followed by a detailed explanation of the application process. The Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care also presents information about technical assistance and resources it can offer to potential applicants.
*You will need to enter your contact information into the ReadyTalk registration form then click the "submit" button to view the recorded webinar.
Download a copy of the webinar slides.
[back to top]