An Overview of School-Based Health Center Advisory Committee

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An Overview of School-Based Health Center
Advisory Committee

• Paula Fields, MSN, RN
• WV School Health Technical Assistance
  Evaluation Center at Marshall University

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Snapshot of SBHCs

• Nationally, the first SBHCs were created in the
  1970stoday, we have 1700 SBHCs in 45 states
  serving students in all grades
• In WV, SBHCs were piloted in 14 schools in
  1994in 2006 there were 45 SBHCs providing
  services to 56 schools in 21 counties making
  services available to a school-aged population of
  over 27,000 children
• Interest and commitment continues to grow in WV
• and across the states

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What is an Advisory Committee?

• An Advisory Committee is a group of individuals
  who form a committee for the purpose of shaping,
  guiding and supporting the school-based health
  center.

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Advisory Committee Members

• The Advisory Committee should have representation
  from multiple agencies
• Possible members include staff from the SBHC,
  sponsoring agency, school staff, clergy,
  community members, parents and students

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What is the role of an Advisory Committee?

• The Advisory Committee's role should be to
  provide guidance to the sponsoring agency around
  the operations of the School-based Health Center
• The Advisory Committee should make
  recommendations to the sponsoring agency, but
  does not have authority to enforce its
  recommendations
• The sponsoring agency should be open to the
  recommendations and be responsive to the Advisory
  Committee (i.e. communication between the
  Advisory Committee and sponsoring agency if there
  is an recommendation that cannot be met)

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Role Continued . . .

• Advisory Committees are important to guide SBHC
  services from a school and community perspective.
• The Advisory Committee may offer guidance on
• Planning Activities
• SBHC service plan
• New programming and initiatives
• Written materials and products of the SBHC
• SBHC marketing activities
• Resources
• A place to discuss any issues or concerns

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WV

• Most SBHCs in WV receive funding from the WV
  Bureau for Public Health, Division of Primary
  Care.
• As part of accepting this grant funding the SBHC
  sponsoring agency agrees to meet Principals,
  Standards and Guidelines for School-Based Health
  Centers in WV

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Principals, Standards and Guidelines for
School-Based Health Centers in WV

• The Principals, Standards and Guidelines
  Recommends
• SBHCs have Advisory Committees, which approve all
  services in conjunction with the sponsoring
  agencys Board of Directors, review and comment
  on basic operating policies and may be involved
  in assisting with preventive health programs,
  outreach, and public relations
• Representation of 1/3 (51 in order to match 330
  funding requirement) of the Advisory Committee
  should be parents of students in the school(s)
  for which services are provided. At the middle or
  secondary school level, at least two students are
  on the Advisory Committee
• The committee meets at least two times per school
  year, and minutes of the meetings are filed

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Additional Information

• The SBHC staff will be responsible for
  coordinating the Advisory Committee meetings
• The Advisory Committee should meet at least 2
  times a year (quarterly meetings may be helpful
  in the beginning)
• Members should commit two years of service for
  purposes of continuity but no more than four
  years
• Your interest and willingness to serve on your
  SBHC Advisory Committee is commended. Strong
  communication leads to a stronger SBHC!
  CONGRATULATIONS . . .

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WV Resources
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WV School Health Technical Assistance
Evaluation Center at Marshall University

• Stephanie Montgomery
• Data and Evaluation
• 304-634-1008
• smontgom_at_marshall.edu
• Paula Fields, MSN, RN
• Clinical Issues
• 304-846-9739
• pfields4_at_yahoo.com

• Richard Crespo, PhD
• Director
• 304-691-1193
• crespo_at_marshall.edu
• Linda Anderson, MPH
• Coordinator
• 304-523-0043
• landerson_at_marshall.edu

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WV School-Based Health Assembly

• www.wvsbha.org
• Statewide membership organization working to
  advance comprehensive health care in
  school settings
• Eileen Barker Becky King
• Co-coordinator Co-coordinator
• 304-342-1330 304-757-5280
• ewbarker_at_charter.net bk517_at_attglobal.net

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National Resources

• National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
  www.nasbhc.org
• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
  www.healthinschools.org
• Center for School Based Health, Bureau for
  Primary Health Care, HRSA www.bphc.hrsa.gov