The American Public Health Association’s new Center for School, Health and Education has launched a website designed to advance the Center’s mission of improving health, well-being and educational success of all students. The website includes a library of articles as well as research on social and health barriers to graduation to help inform policymakers, educators, and the community about the public health issues that contribute to the national dropout rate.
This website may be accessed at:
http://www.schoolbasedhealthcare.org/
APHA advises that data show that students who receive health and social support are more likely to stay in school and get better grades. APHA is also aware of a number of studies reflecting that students who use school-based health centers have better grades and attendance compared to students who do not use centers. School-based health centers may impact the dropout rate by creating school-wide policies and programs that address a wide range of social and health barriers, including those that ensure healthier food in the cafeteria, address depression and prevent suicide, prevent teen pregnancy, prevent bullying, reduce school violence, and support a student’s ability to thrive in the classroom.
The Center for School, Health and Education, established within APHA as part of a two-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is striving to build on the success of the School-Based Health Care Policy Program, a six-year initiative that generated significant changes in policy at the local, state, and federal levels to stabilize and grow school-based health care. The Center is now working to expand the role of school-based health centers across the country, protect federal funding for them, and ensure that reauthorization of federal education policy includes comprehensive student health and wellness measures.
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