With welcomed support from the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF), the ME Assembly embarked on a systems planning approach to organizing more efficient and effective collaboration between its primary care and behavioral health service providers.
By conducting a year-long analytical study and engaging in strategic planning activities, the ME Assembly and its partners have worked to [...]
31 January 2007
Students in Crisis: National Polling Data Show Majority of Voters Favor School-Based Health Centers
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Representatives from Maine Assembly on School-Based Health Care today met with Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and Congressmen Michael Michaud and Thomas Allen t discuss national polling data that show the majority of American voters support school-based health centers – which bring health care int our schools. There are currently 29 [...]
22 January 2006
School Based Health Centers effectively promote good health, cut unnecessary health utilization and reduce barriers to academic success
SBHC’s address health problems that can block success in school or lead to serious problems as adults. Numerous evaluation studies of school-based health centers, including an in-depth evaluation of Maine’s centers by the Muskie School of Public Service (2004), reveal high levels of satisfaction with the services on the part of students, parents and school [...]
22 November 2005
Contributing Factors of Successful Maine School-Based Health Center Mental Health Programs
School-based health centers (SBHC) are small primary care clinics that deliver preventive and primary care, as well as counseling, health education, and dental services, to children and adolescents where they are much of the day — in school. As more school officials, health care administrators and practitioners, parents, and students realize the benefits of high [...]
13 August 2004
School-Based Health Center Sustainability Study – 2004
Study conducted by Muskie School of Pubic Service on the factors contributing to success and sustainability of School-Based Health Centers in Maine. Download Sustainability Report
22 April 2003
Maine School-Based Health Care Standards
The School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) in Maine provide primary health care and mental health services to students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. These centers are located on school grounds, where students have easy access, and are staffed by licensed medical providers. They may be operated by the school or by community health agencies. Some SBHCs [...]
