The Role of School Health Centers in Health Care Access and Client Outcomes

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ID11032383
AuthorsSamira Soleimanpour (0000-0002-0436-4173, Samira Soleimanpour, Sara P. Geierstanger, Shelly Kaller, Virginia McCarter, and Claire D. Brindis are with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Sara Geierstanger (0000-0003-4065-7843), Sara P Geierstanger (Samira Soleimanpour, Sara P. Geierstanger, Shelly Kaller, Virginia McCarter, and Claire D. Brindis are with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Shelly Kaller (0000-0002-6648-7064, Samira Soleimanpour, Sara P. Geierstanger, Shelly Kaller, Virginia McCarter, and Claire D. Brindis are with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Virginia Mccarter (Samira Soleimanpour, Sara P. Geierstanger, Shelly Kaller, Virginia McCarter, and Claire D. Brindis are with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Claire D Brindis (0000-0002-2284-3936, Samira Soleimanpour, Sara P. Geierstanger, Shelly Kaller, Virginia McCarter, and Claire D. Brindis are with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco.)
Year2010
Volume100
Issue9
Pages1597-1603
Publication date2010-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2009.186833
PMID20634445
PMCIDPMC2920968
OpenAlexW2034246679
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited18

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 Conclusions. School health centers increase access to care and improve mental health, resiliency, and contraceptive use

Business · Confidentiality · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Focus group · Health care · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education

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