The Best of the National Conference
Last week, advocates from all over the country converged on Austin to convene about school-based health care initiatives. Here are some of the best posts from this week of action:
There conference kicked off with a bang…
…with representation from 19 school-based health centers all around the United States!
School-based health advocates from 19 states are in Austin this week to advance student success w/ @sbh4all #SBHC15 pic.twitter.com/WoYQr3wBkX
— CA School Health (@sbh4ca) June 17, 2015
The sessions and workshops led to learning and positive outcomes:
Adverse Childhood Experiences lead to poor health outcomes. SBHCs support at-risk kids! Get your ACE score https://t.co/55pbJC7Htw #sbhc15
— Anna Strong (@anna_strong) June 17, 2015
Trauma informed care includes screening kids & parents for ACEs. For more resources go to https://t.co/jAHfBk5k6g #SBHC15
— MASBHC (@MASBHC) June 17, 2015
Michigan and California, among many others, were highlighted as rockstar states for SBHC growth!
We are proud to be among states with 200+% growth in school-based health centers since 1998! #SBHC15 @sbh4all pic.twitter.com/61I50nyfPq
— CA School Health (@sbh4ca) June 17, 2015
Michigan is one of the top growth states since 1998. We love our SBHCs! #SBHC15 @sbh4all https://t.co/9MhPsV0lwI
— SCHA-MI (@SCHA_MI) June 18, 2015
There were some great presentations:
School-based health care=upstream. It's a beneficial for all of our kids. #sbh4all #greatschools .@LASchools pic.twitter.com/zsBaJOEwMV
— LA Trust (@thelatrust) June 18, 2015
Evidence shows that school nurses & SBHCs have an impact on increasing teen use of sexual health services. #SBHC15 https://t.co/23QdwfX77o
— Dr. Stephanie Zaza (@DrZazaCDC) June 18, 2015