North Carolina Student Community Health Alliance (NCSCHA)
Recent News
- Additional SBHCs Grant Awards Announced
- Congratulations! Cherokee County Schools was awarded $250,000 and Wilmington Health Access for Teens (WHAT) received $382,375 for capital needs - including construction, renovation and new equipment.
"Children are the foundation upon which this country will grow,” said Secretary Sebelius. “The Affordable Care Act will help ensure our children get the high-quality health care they need and deserve.”
Link to the U.S. Health & Human Services Department press release by clicking title.
- Jane Foy Recognized by Pediatricians
- Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, of the Wake Forest University Health Sciences Department of Pediatrics and the School Health Alliance for Forsyth County have received the "Promising Practices Award for Promoting Adolescents' Strengths"sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics' Adolescent Health Partnership Project. The award will be presented at the North Carolina School Community Health Alliance Annual Conference on December 6, 2011 during luncheon at the Brownstone Hotel & Conference Center in Raleigh.
The award honors exemplary achievemnt on behalf of adolescents at a local level. Recipients are recognized for the innovative contributions to adolescent health in their community or state and for promoting a positive perception of youth.
Dr. Foy has been the lead pediatrician for the School Health Alliance for Forsyth County program development and evaluation. It is based on summarizing health and mental health service utilization of students enrolled for services (e.g. immunizations, check-ups, individual therapy, medication management, nutrition groups). There is an emphasis on working with students to describe physical, behavioral, and emotional problems and overall psychosocial function among students in the school-based setting and promoting positive, strength-based assessments. The project also monitors parent, youth, and teacher/school administrator satisfaction with the meantl health consultation services.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well being of infants, children, adolesents, and young adults.
- Gates County Receives Grant
- Albemarle Hospital Authority was awarded $544,667 from the Health Resources Services Administration for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for Gates, Chowan and Perquimans counties. This ongoing award will fund the provision of health care services for low income uninsured residents of all ages. Services will be provided on a sliding fee scale based on income and family size.
The grant will also fund Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker health care services.
Gateway Community Health Centers, Inc., the new FQHC, will begin operating in three locations: Gates County Medical Center, Gates County High School Adolescent Care Center, and the Tyner Community Care Clinic.
- 2011 Kids Count Data Book Available Now
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2011 Kids County Data Book is now available online. It provides easy access to hundreds of child well-being indicators in areas of education, employment and income, health, poverty, and youth risk factors. Data are available for the nation and for states, as well as for many cities, counties, and school districts.
- AHEC CONNECT Introduces Series on Children & Domestic Violence
- This 5-course program series on Children and Domestic Violence was officially launched in mid-February by the Center for Child and Family Health. To date, more than 3,400 of these courses have been taken. The course tuition is $5 for each course and can be accessed simply by clicking on this link: http://www.aheconnect.com/CCFHNC and clicking on "courses." You will find information about each course, including continuing education credits and a help tab for technical difficulties.
Also, you may be interested in downloading a Toolkit that contains some of the same information that you'll find in the courses. You can download the toolkit for free by going to: http://www.ccfhnc.org/images/ccfh10_5web.pdf
Here is a description of the courses:
Course 1 Trauma and Children - provides an overview of how domestic violence can be harmful to children and their development;describes resiliency factors; and support strategies.
Course 2 Assessment - provides a rationale for assessment and screening; describes basic skills for administering screening tools; and providing feedback to families and other service providers.
Course 3 Behavior Management- defines behavioral management principles and applies principles and skills to a range of behaviors.
Course 4 Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence - describes how maternal mental illness can impact the parent child relationship; reviews the basic concepts of attachment theory; and identifies specific strategies for restoring maternal and child well-being.
Course 5 Legal Issues- provides direction on determining when a minor child is the client; explains the difference between giving legal information and legal advice; and reviews examples of common legal issues involving children.
For more information about the courses, contact Leslie Starsoneck at lstarsoneck@nc.rr.com or (919) 624-3487.
Archive
- Ashe County SBHC Finds Funds
- Following last year\'s cut of the \"Making the Grade\" grant that provided 2/3rds of the 11 year old center\'s budget, Ashe County Middle School\'s SBHC worked with Health Department officials and the Ashe County Board of Education to secure a $70,000 grant from Health Net. These funds will allow them to remain operational another year while they search for additional sources of funding. For details, please click the hyperlink above in red.
- NC 10th Most Obese State in U.S.
- North Carolina was named the tenth most obese state in the country, according to the seventh annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America\'s Future 2010 report from the Trust for America\'s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). For details and demographic breakdown, please see the full report for NC and other states by clicking the link in red.
- Health Reform's Effect on SBHCs
- In the May/June 2010 volume of the NC Medical Jounal, NCSCHA Executive Director Connie Parker lends her expert commentary to the debate over the effects that Washington\'s recent health care reform will have on the almost 2,000 school-based and school-linked health centers across the country. Please click the link to see the full article.
- Robbinsville SBHC Awarded Grant
- The Robbinsville School-Based Health Center, Robbinsville, N. C., was awarded a $25,000 grant from The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation on April 22, 2010. The Robbinsville School Based-Health Center was one of nine nonprofits from around the state that was awarded a grant. For Robbinsville this new initiative will improve access to mental health care for adolescents in Graham County by providing additional mental health care on school grounds. Care will be provided to high-risk students in grades 4-6.
- DoE Grant Opportunity for SBHCs
- NASBHC has recently learned of a new grant opportunity. This is not the funding for SBHC construction and funding in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Department of Education is releasing funds for ‘Projects That Establish or Expand Full Service Community Schools.’ These funds could benefit primary care, oral care, or other services that SBHCs provide. They can also support the community schools model in your community.
This is happening very quickly.
• Applications became available on June 8.
• The deadline for a notice of intent to apply for the grants is June 23.
• Applications are due on July 23.
Answers to most of your questions are available here: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/communityschools/index.html
