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The first school-based health centers opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1967), Dallas, Texas (1970), and St. Paul, Minnesota (1973). [7] The first two were launched because their founders believed that school-based health care could provide accessible, affordable health care to poor children.
JPS Health Network closed 16 clinics in or near Fort Worth area schools last year after more than a decade of promoting the school-based clinics as an essential access point for underserved children.
The School-Based Health Alliance was founded in 1995. [1] The School-Based Health Alliance advocates for national policies, programs, and funding to expand and strengthen centers, while also supporting the movement with training and technical assistance.
The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University coordinate the Texas School Survey, [4] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial statewide survey. The statewide survey, called ...
Access to health care – Community schools can encompass on-site primary health and mental health clinics with trained professionals from community agencies. Integration of services – Community schools can bring together different services and agencies to one site, with centralized records and common policies.
The initial census was 65 residents, mostly female. At its peak Austin State School had a census of 2,000 and included a working dairy farm. In 1965, the Texas Mental Health and Mentally Challenged Act authorized county mentally challenged centers, with the aim of helping people with mild mental disabilities to live with their families.
School dentist examining children's teeth in the Netherlands, 1935. School-based health and nutrition services are provided through the school system to improve the health and well-being of children and in some cases whole families and the broader community. These services have been developed in different ways around the globe, but the ...
In 2011, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [5]Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. [10] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. [11]