What Is the Role of the School Leader in Student Health Care?

Abstract:
This issue brief emphasizes the idea that school health services support the educational process. Therefore, school policy-makers can take the lead in planning for and promoting improved health and health care for children and adolescents. A "School Health Services Continuum" chart contains three categories of services that can be provided in schools. The chart begins with foundation services, generally agreed on as beneficial and "doable" in most school settings. Next are expanded services, which include foundation services along with additional assessment, referral, and counseling services. Finally, the comprehensive and integrated services grouping comprises both foundation and expanded services and also provides students with access to treatment and preventive services through school-based or school-linked delivery systems. The chart may be an effective tool in helping school leaders improve school health services.

Publication: NSBA Issue Brief #13


Date Published: 8/1/1992

Pages: 2

Location Code: 11192