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The role of school health centers in health care access and client outcomes

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  • Soleimanpour, S.
  • Geierstanger, S.P.
  • Kaller, S.
  • McCarter, V.
  • Brindis, C.D.

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Objectives. We describe the impact of school health centers in Alameda County, California, on adolescents' access to care and their mental and physical health outcomes. Methods. We used a multimethod evaluation of 12 school health centers to track data on clients (n=7410), services, and provider-reported outcomes; client pre-post surveys (n = 286); and student focus groups (n = 105 participants). Results. School health centers were the most commonly reported source of medical (30%), family planning (63%), and counseling (31 %) services for clients. Mental health providers reported significant improvements (P

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  • Soleimanpour, S. & Geierstanger, S.P. & Kaller, S. & McCarter, V. & Brindis, C.D., 2010. "The role of school health centers in health care access and client outcomes," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(9), pages 1597-1603.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.186833_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.186833
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    1. Hutchinson, Paul & Carton, Thomas W. & Broussard, Marsha & Brown, Lisanne & Chrestman, Sarah, 2012. "Improving adolescent health through school-based health centers in post-Katrina New Orleans," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 360-368.
    2. Schapiro, Naomi A. & Gutierrez, J. Raul & Blackshaw, Amy & Chen, Jyu-Lin, 2018. "Addressing the health and mental health needs of unaccompanied immigrant youth through an innovative school-based health center model: Successes and challenges," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 133-142.
    3. Andrea Vazzano & Sydney Briggs & Lisa Kim & Jenita Parekh & Jennifer Manlove, 2023. "Adapting Family Planning Service Delivery in Title X and School-Based Settings during COVID-19: Provider and Staff Experiences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-16, February.
    4. Whitney Garney & Kelly Wilson & Kobi V. Ajayi & Sonya Panjwani & Skylar M. Love & Sara Flores & Kristen Garcia & Christi Esquivel, 2021. "Social-Ecological Barriers to Access to Healthcare for Adolescents: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-19, April.

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