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School Health Bulletin
February 18, 2010
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Mitchell, Oregon SBCH
Population: Under 250
Students: 70
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The Little Clinic That Could
One year
ago this month, Mitchell K-12 in Wheeler County opened a school-based
health center sponsored by Asher Community Health Center. How did
Mitchell, an isolated town with a population of just 170 open a 1,700
square foot SBHC, including a 2-chair dental operatory? Jim Carlson
shares the story of “The Little Clinic That Could.” Read More - Click Here
Spotlight on SBHCs building community awareness
Timing
their activities perfectly with SBHC Awareness month, Oregon
School-Based Health Centers are planning open houses and fundraising
campaigns to promote their centers in the next week!
Read about the SBHC Open Houses in Deschutes County HERE.
Sacajawea
SBHC in St. Helens, OR created the "Touch the Heart of a Child"
campaign to promote and fundraise for their health center. Read
about it HERE.
 The
Teen Advocacy Council (TAC) from Sheldon, South Eugene, and North
Eugene High Schools are planning promotional activities at each of
their schools during their Awareness Week, February 22 – 26. In this
photo they are working on their signature campaign icon - The Chair. To learn more about this highly successful promotion, view their video HERE.
Need help getting started?
If you need assistance in planning an open house or other promotional
activity, please contact Liz Smith Currie, Policy Director at the Network, by EMAIL, liz@osbhcn.org.
Photos from SBHC DAY at the Capitol, February 1
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The State of States
This
report tells the story of several states, including Oregon, that
“stayed the course” on a policy improvement trajectory despite the
uncertainty of 2009. Read More Here.
Federal Update on Health Care Reform
Health care reform is still a
priority for the President and congress, though very little is known
about how they will accomplish this goal or the timeline for
passage. It appears that the House will try to pass the Senate version
of health care reform and then work to improve the bill during a
process called reconciliation.
SBHC provisions in the Senate health care reform bill include both
authorization of an SBHC program and appropriations for SBHCs. NASBHC
(National Assembly on School-Based Health Care) is hoping that they can
work with legislative staff to include reimbursement through the
reconciliation process.
Given the political difficulties of passing significant health care
reform this year, NASBHC continues to look at other vehicles for
advancing SBHCs, including the potential for including a reimbursement
mandate for SBHCs in the federal jobs bill and finding out how we might
support SBHCs through No Child Left Behind reauthorization.
State Updates
The
special February session is nearly over, and the Ways and Means
Committee is still working on a plan to patch our state’s $185 million
revenue shortfall. Governor Kulongoski has asked the legislature to
revisit “kicker” reform, which would allow unexpected revenue to be
placed in a “rainy day” fund to help reduce the need for future budget
cuts or tax increases. Given our budget crisis, revenue projections
must be conservative. Under our current kicker law, when revenue
comes in just a few percentage points above projections, that money is
sent to taxpayers. This process weakens our state budget and is in dire
need of reform. However, legislative leaders have decided against
reform this session, given the political climate and the recent tax
increase resulting from the passage of ballot measures 66 and 67.
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Building Capacity - Training
Adolescent Sexuality Conference, April 13-14, Seaside, OR
This
conference is for educators, health personnel, administrators,
counselors, social and youth service workers, parents, clergy, teen
parent program staff, teens, community members and others who wish to
increase their knowledge and skills in addressing adolescent sexuality
issues. Emphasis is on covering a wide spectrum of adolescent sexuality
topics.
More info at www.oregon-asc.org.
Implementing a School-Based Immunization Program - Webinar
March 3, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, sponsored by Medimmune
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
NASBHC Seeks Leaders for Board of Directors
The
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care is currently accepting
nominations for its Board of Directors. Open positions are for
"Members at Large", three year terms. Eligible candidates have
expertise and/or experience with state-wide schol-based health center
associations, resource development, finance, or education.
Nominations are due March 12, 2009. EMAIL Laura Hurwitz, LHurwitz@nasbhc.org for more info.
 The Way I See It - a Youth Photo Contest
Community
Health Priorities, a project of the Northwest Health Foundation and the
Oregon Public Health Division invite Oregon youth to reveal their
perspective on public health during the second annual "The Way I See It" youth photo contest.
Oregon
youth between the ages of 12 and 18 are eligible to submit photos
illustrating how the environments in which Oregonians live, work, and
play can help or hinder their ability to make healthy choices.
Training Materials by the Office of Family Health
The
Office of Family Health, Reproductive Health Program developed a
Spanish and English birth control effectiveness teaching tool or class
handout (8 1/2" x 11" - letter size) and posters (11" x 17" - tabloid
size). Poster data is from Contraceptive Technology 19th revised
edition.
The
self-explanatory posters increase awareness of birth control method
effectiveness and promote emergency contraception to prevent
pregnancy. Download the materials at www.healthoregon.org/fp. Look under "provider resources" in the "health education materials" section.
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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