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School-Based Health Centers :1 School-Based Health Centers A Guide for Primary Care Providers
School-Based Health Center 101 :2 School-Based Health Center 101 A school-based health center (SBHC) is a high quality, professionally staffed health center located on school grounds.
SBHCs are NOT Primary Care Providers or Medical Homes.
There are xx SBHC serving xx students in (insert community) and 27 SBHCs serving nearly 10,000 children statewide.
Slide 3:3 SBHCs in Maine
A SBHC Patient… :4 A SBHC Patient… Is in High School, Middle School or Elementary School
May or May Not Be Insured
Needs Access to High Quality Health Care
Has An Acute Health Care Need
Needs Regular Health Care Maintenance
Needs Preventative Health Care
SBHC Services :5 SBHC Services Insert Services Provided By Your SBHC
SBHCs Collaborate with :6 SBHCs Collaborate with The Primary Care Provider
The School Nurse
Mental Health Agencies
Reproductive Health Agencies
Oral Health Professionals
School Faculty, Guidance and Administration
Parents and Guardians
Community Advisory Boards
School Health Coordinator
Enrolled Students
SBHC Staff :7 SBHC Staff SBHCs are staffed by teams of highly qualified
nurse practitioners, physicians, physicians
assistants, mental health professionals, dental
health professionals and other health
personnel.
SBHC Finance :8 SBHC Finance School-Based Health Centers Are Funded
Through Multiple Sources, including:
Insert local funding mechanisms
Will SBHCs See My Patients? :9 Will SBHCs See My Patients? YES
86% of students who come into SBHCs have an established PCP.
How Will My Local SBHC Impact My Practice? :10 How Will My Local SBHC Impact My Practice? Complement Your Care
Increase Your Patients’ Access to Care
Bring New Referrals
Give a Comprehensive Perspective
Conduct Risk Assessments to help identify needs for care.
SBHC Stories :11 SBHC Stories Insert story title/titles
Where is My Local SBHC? :12 Where is My Local SBHC? List Local SBHCs
Questions? :13 Questions? Questions about your local SBHC or a specific
patient being seen at your local SBHC can be
answered by:
(Insert contact name/information for local SBHC contact)