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Participate in interagency committees, groups, and partnerships related to drug and violence prevention, coordinating with other federal agencies on issues related to comprehensive school health, and advising the Secretary of Education on the formulation of comprehensive school health education policy.
Pinkston High School was the nation's first high school to offer comprehensive care provided by nurse practitioners, physicians, social workers, nutritionists, and health educators. [8] School-Based Health Center Growth in the U.S. from 1984 to 2008
The School Health Education Study (SHES) was a crucial event in transforming health education as practiced in American public schools.It has been called, "the most significant school health education initiative of the 1960s" [1] and was largely responsible for establishing the value of comprehensive health education rather than separate disease-specific units and in introducing the concept ...
A full-service community school (FSCS) in the United States focuses on partnerships between a school and its community. It integrates academics, youth development, family support, health and social services, and community development. [1]
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 fundamentals are constant: the early detection, correction, prevention or ...
1965: Community Health Services and Facilities Act PL 89-109; 1965: Medicare section of the Social Security Act PL 89-97; 1965: Mental Health Centers Act Amendments PL 89-105; 1965: Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments PL 89-239; 1966: Comprehensive Health Planning and Service Act PL 89-749; 1970: Community Mental Health Service Act PL ...
Integration of health care services is a major emphasis of community health centers, in addition to the provision of preventive and comprehensive care. Services provided can vary depending upon the site, but frequently include primary care, dental care, counseling services, women's health services, podiatry, mental and behavioral health ...
FRESH is an acronym for Focusing Resources on Effective School Health, an inter-agency framework developed by UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank, launched at the Dakar Education Forum, 2000, which incorporates the experience and expertise of these and other agencies and organizations.