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School Health Bulletin
February 11, 2010
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Woodburn High School youth advocates meet with Representative Komp
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“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
Harold S. Geneen, CEO, ITT, 1959-1977
Over 100 youth advocates gathered at the Capitol on February 1 for the kick off day for SBHC Awareness Month.
This army
of youth advocates were introduced to our legislative process. They met
the Governor's Chief Health Care Policy Advisor, The Speaker of the
House and the Senate President.
They received training and practiced delivering concise yet
compelling anecdotes. Through their combined efforts they ensured that
every legislator's office received a visit. They also succeeded in
meeting with at least 20 legislators in small groups.
But the greatest accomplishments were realized immediately following the one day event.
Youth
leaders returned to their hometowns and began to organize for action.
Here is an excerpt from an update by Leah Haas with the My Future, My Choice Teen Advisory Council, representing Woodburn High School:
"The Woodburn High School youth representatives met with their legislators
and secured commitments from both Rep. Komp and Senator Courtney to
come out to Woodburn to meet with stakeholders about bringing an SBHC
to Woodburn High School. In addition:
- We met with the Woodburn High School SHAC (Student Health Advisory Council)
- We are starting a club to work on the planning process
- We are planning to present to the school board
Finally, we have contacted DHS and arranged for a visit from the
School-Based Health Center Program Office so that we can learn how to
form a viable plan for bringing an SBHC to our local high school."
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
Harold S. Geneen
The Network
is proud to be providing opportunities for youth advocates to learn how
to make things happen in their communities. Even more, we are thrilled
to be able to respond when community groups need guidance about how to
advance access to quality health care for youth.
Paula Hester
Executive Director
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Analyzing Proposed Health Care Legislation
New Reports Examine Effects Of The House and Senate Bill. With
prospects for health care reform uncertain, intense scrutiny is being
applied to proposed legislation passed by the House and Senate. New
reports from the Urban Institute address two much-discussed issues. Read More Here.
Federal Update on Health Care Reform
Leaders from both parties are still
in conversations regarding legislation and strategies to pass health
care reform. President Obama has called for a bi-partisan Health Care
Summit at the White House on February 25th. Until then, NASBHC
will continue to maintain communication with Champions and Republican
supporters and pursue any opportunities to inject SBHCs into
discussions around reforms to the national health care safety net.
State Updates
On Monday, the state revenue
forecast was released and our state is $185 million short of earlier
projections — leaving the budget with an ending balance that is short
$106 million for the remainder of the state’s 2009-2011 cycle.
Oregon has a rainy day fund which will keep us from having to make up
for that shortfall through massive cuts, but SBHC advocates need to be
on our guard and working to ensure that SBHC state funding remains
stable.
Are you working to build support for SBHCs in your community?
Visit our Awareness Toolkit on line for resources and ideas. http://www.osbhcn.org/awareness
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Building Capacity - Training
Coding for SBHCs
NASBHC and the Oregon Department of Human Services have joined resources to offer training specific to coding for SBHCs in Webinar format.
Please note that you must attend each Webinar in order.
Only those people at the first webinar will be invited to the second,
and those in attendance at the second
webinar will be invited to the third.
 Webinar #1
Coding Outpatient Pediatric Visits: Terminology and Rules
February 17, 12:00pm - 1:30pm PST
Webinar #2
Outpatient Evaluation and Management Visits: Coding Steps and Case Studies
February 24, 12:00pm - 1:30pm PST
Webinar #3
Coding Compliance and Chart Review
March 3, 12:00pm - 1:30pm PST
There are many SBHC training opportunities on the horizon!
To follow is a summary list.
Family Planning Programs and High Schools: Building a Lasting Partnership
A Webinar - February 24, 2010
Developing Partnerships Within Your School Community
Full Day, March 10 - McMinnville
Online Training and Technical Assistance Tools by NASBHC
A Webinar - March 8
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Job Posting
The
Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)/ Public Health Division
(PHD)/Office of Family Health/Adolescent Health Section is seeking
candidates with exceptional qualifications to be considered for the
full-time School Based Health Centers (SBHC) Program Manager/Principal Executive Manager D
located in Portland. The SBHC Program Manager will supervise the SBHC
program office and oversee development, maintenance, credentialing,
funding and expansion of the statewide system of school-based health
centers.
Detailed information is available at http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/jobs/LEHS9853.shtml
County Health Rankings
On
February 17, 2010, national, state, and local health leaders will
release the County Health Rankings, a first-of-its-kind collection of
50 reports – one per state – that ranks all counties within each state
on their overall health.
A collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the Rankings show
how counties measure up within each state in terms of how healthy
people are, how long they live, and how important factors affect their
health, such as tobacco use, obesity, access to healthcare, education,
community safety, and air quality.
Read more at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
 Recess Essential for LearningA new,
first-of-its-kind Gallup poll reveals that elementary school principals
overwhelmingly believe recess has a positive impact not only on the
development of students’ social skills, but also on achievement and
learning in the classroom. These findings arrive on the heels of
groundbreaking research linking more recess to better behavior and
focus in the classroom.
Yet, up to 40 percent of U.S. school districts have reduced or
eliminated recess in order to free up more time for core academics, and
one in four elementary schools no longer provides recess to all grades.
(Zygmunt-Fillwalk and Bidello, 2005; McKenzie and Kahan, 2008). There
is already evidence that scaling back recess comes at a cost to
learning..........
Do you have news or announcements to share?
SBHC's activities to share in the School Health Bulletin
Paula Hester
Executive Director
503-813-6420
P.O. Box 12191, Portland, OR 97212
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