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 [...]
Portland School’s Multicultural Program Recent Presentations
Maine School Management Association Annual Conference October 2009 – Participants include Maine School Superintendents, School Board Members and other administrators.
Presentation Title : Improving the Health & Well-being of Young People While Addressing Barriers to Learning – The Benefits of a Comprehensive School-Based Health Center (SBHC)
Superintendent Rich Abramson and Health Center Coordinator Cindy Flye provided an overview of Maranacook’s Student Health Center and general information about school-based health centers and the role they play in supporting student success and achievement. They shared how Maranacook’s Student Health Center has evolved over the past 16 years; how acute medical services and behavioral health services are funded; and the benefits of a SBHC.
The informational packet provided to the participants included the Academic Outcome fact sheet from the National Assembly on School-based Health Care – an excellent resource if you need a brief one pager to share with your school administrators and/or school board.
Caring Across Communities Collaborative
Multilingual and Multicultural Center
Portland Public School
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At the invitation of WKKF, Phyl Rubinstein and Odera Bonney, a student from Portland High traveled to New Mexico on 12/10/08 to be part of a panel presentation along with SBHC staff from New Mexico at the annual Rural Minority Health Care Conference in Albuquerque, NM. [...]
Relating to Gay and Lesbian Teens (Yes, they’re in your schools)
Dr. Daniel Summers
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Pregnancy and Contraception (Or, Keeping the Ovens Bunless)
Dr. Daniel Summers
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By Jonathan T. Fanburg, MD, MPH PPT
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Risks Identified! Now What?
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