Sara Geierstanger
Biographic Data
| ID | 4169948 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Geierstanger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Geierstanger |
| SIGNATURE | GEIERSTANGER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Policy Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4065-7843 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Case Management for Social Needs of Youth and Families in School‐Based Health Centers
BACKGROUND: School-based health centers (SBHCs) are ideal settings to address social needs of youth and families. Case managers can play a vital role in social care interventions. METHODS: We piloted a program to incorporate a Case Manager into the care team of 1 SBHC serving 2 local schools with over 900 students and their surrounding communities. This project's purpose was to evaluate program feasibility, utilization, and acceptability. Our mix…
Developing National Standardized Performance Measures for School‐Based Health Centers
BACKGROUND: Despite extensive literature on school-based health center (SBHC) characteristics and outcomes, their quality of care has not been examined nationally. Standardized quality metrics can inform health care delivery and improvement. METHODS: SBHC national performance measures (NPMs) were developed by reviewing measures from national child health quality initiatives and engaging stakeholders in a consensus-building process. NPMs were pilo…
Risk and Resilience Factors Associated With Frequency of School‐Based Health Center Use
BACKGROUND: School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide health care to vulnerable youth. The purpose of the study was to identify characteristics of youth who use SBHCs with the highest frequency to understand their health needs and receipt of health services. METHODS: This study examined cross-sectional survey data from adolescents in 3 urban school districts (n = 2641) to identify the characteristics of youth who use SBHCs with high frequency (…
Expanding Organizational Advocacy Capacity
Organizational advocacy capacity is an increasingly important area of inquiry, raising questions about the opportunities (and limits) for achieving and sustaining policy change
The Role of School Health Centers in Health Care Access and Client Outcomes
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 com…
Evaluation of a Peer Provider Reproductive Health Service Model for Adolescents
CONTEXT The use of peer providers in family planning clinics has been proposed as a strategy that could better serve sexually active adolescent populations. METHODS Baseline and follow-up survey data from 1,424 female and 166 male adolescent clients of five California community health clinics were analyzed to assess the effectiveness of a peer provider model between 1996 and 1999. Multivariable analyses examined differences in outcomes between cl…
Evaluation of a Peer Provider Reproductive Health Service Model for Adolescents
The peer provider model appears to be a promising addition to the mix of service delivery models, particularly for certain subgroups of clients. The findings underscore the importance of tailoring programs on the basis of clients' risk profiles
The Role of School Health Centers in Health Care Access and Client Outcomes
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 com…
Expanding Organizational Advocacy Capacity
Organizational advocacy capacity is an increasingly important area of inquiry, raising questions about the opportunities (and limits) for achieving and sustaining policy change
Evaluation of a Peer Provider Reproductive Health Service Model for Adolescents
The peer provider model appears to be a promising addition to the mix of service delivery models, particularly for certain subgroups of clients. The findings underscore the importance of tailoring programs on the basis of clients' risk profiles
Evaluation of a Peer Provider Reproductive Health Service Model for Adolescents
CONTEXT The use of peer providers in family planning clinics has been proposed as a strategy that could better serve sexually active adolescent populations. METHODS Baseline and follow-up survey data from 1,424 female and 166 male adolescent clients of five California community health clinics were analyzed to assess the effectiveness of a peer provider model between 1996 and 1999. Multivariable analyses examined differences in outcomes between cl…
Evaluation of a Peer Provider Reproductive Health Service Model for Adolescents
The peer provider model appears to be a promising addition to the mix of service delivery models, particularly for certain subgroups of clients. The findings underscore the importance of tailoring programs on the basis of clients' risk profiles
The Role of School Health Centers in Health Care Access and Client Outcomes
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 com…
Expanding Organizational Advocacy Capacity
Organizational advocacy capacity is an increasingly important area of inquiry, raising questions about the opportunities (and limits) for achieving and sustaining policy change
Risk and Resilience Factors Associated With Frequency of School‐Based Health Center Use
BACKGROUND: School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide health care to vulnerable youth. The purpose of the study was to identify characteristics of youth who use SBHCs with the highest frequency to understand their health needs and receipt of health services. METHODS: This study examined cross-sectional survey data from adolescents in 3 urban school districts (n = 2641) to identify the characteristics of youth who use SBHCs with high frequency (…
Developing National Standardized Performance Measures for School‐Based Health Centers
BACKGROUND: Despite extensive literature on school-based health center (SBHC) characteristics and outcomes, their quality of care has not been examined nationally. Standardized quality metrics can inform health care delivery and improvement. METHODS: SBHC national performance measures (NPMs) were developed by reviewing measures from national child health quality initiatives and engaging stakeholders in a consensus-building process. NPMs were pilo…
Case Management for Social Needs of Youth and Families in School‐Based Health Centers
BACKGROUND: School-based health centers (SBHCs) are ideal settings to address social needs of youth and families. Case managers can play a vital role in social care interventions. METHODS: We piloted a program to incorporate a Case Manager into the care team of 1 SBHC serving 2 local schools with over 900 students and their surrounding communities. This project's purpose was to evaluate program feasibility, utilization, and acceptability. Our mix…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (4 works) · Family planning (3 works)