3 Youth from the Portland Youth Advisory Council and 18 Adults representing School-Based Health Care in Maine will be participating in the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Convention. This year there will be a rally that will be focused on the work of Health Care Reform. Our group from Maine have appointments [...]
26 May 2010
NASBHC Press Release
A new report released today from the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) highlights the importance of SBHCs.
Key findings include:
An increase in SBHCs have been in existence for more than 5 years
A growing number of SBHCs see members of the community beyond the schools they serve
More SBHCs are using health information technology (HIT) to [...]
NASBHC March 2010 Newsletter
We traveled to DC with eleven teenagers: sophomores, juniors and seniors. They are a very diverse group in many ways. One had never flown before, three had never been to Washington, DC, two have been advisory group members for four years, we had representation from all four communities, and four students were new to the [...]
21 March 2010
NASBHC Statement on Passage of Health Care Reform
UNPRECEDENTED VICTORY FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE IN HEALTH REFORM
NASBHC Congratulates the President and his Administration on Historic Achievement
(Washington, DC) Tonight, the House voted 219 to 212 to pass the Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590). The Senate bill includes two important provisions for school-based health centers (SBHCs): language authorizing a federal [...]
12 March 2010
The Maranacook Student Health Center Student Advisory group is preparing for a trip to DC March 17-20th!
The advisory group’s mission is to educate decision makers about student health center services at the local, state and national level – representing the voice of youth around important health issues. The students will meet with each of our Maine members of Congress to thank our Senators and Representatives for their support of school-based health [...]
12 March 2010
NASBHC February Health Care Reform Update
NASBHC February 2010 Policy Update
It’s been a health care reform rollercoaster ride over the past couple of months… read our latest policy update for a clear picture of what to expect moving forward.
http://www.nasbhc.org/atf/cf/%7Bcd9949f2-2761-42fb-bc7a-cee165c701d9%7D/FEBRUARY%202010%20POLICY%20UPDATE.PDF
10 December 2009
Health Care Reform should have School-Based Health Centers
Letter to the Editor: (Kennebec Journal December 10, 2010)
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/view/letters/7153729.html#
The passage of health-care reform in the House of Representatives was an important and exciting moment for all those dedicated to the idea that all Americans need and deserve access to high quality, affordable health care.
Maine’s two representatives, Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree, deserve a vote [...]
3 November 2009
Portland School’s Multicultural Program Recent Presentations
I am heading to Nashville tomorrow. 11/4 to present at a conference that focuses on Teen Health Promotion. In the AM, I am to present on the work that is being done in our multicultural community to address teen pregnancy and STD prevention with a special focus on the work our youth are doing [...]
7 July 2009
“What Youth Advocacy Looks Like”
Two Calais High Students Present Workshop at The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) Annual Conference
Sean Cavanaugh and Jesse Clark, both long-time members of the Calais Middle/High School Blue Devil Health Center’s Teen Advocacy Group (the TAG Team), recently attended the National Assembly of School-Based Health Center’s annual convention as presenters of a workshop titled [...]
