1. Student Health Summit 2019 Reaching New Heights in School-Based Health Care May 3, 2019
Hello!

2. Washington School-Based Health Alliance
Our vision:
All children and youth are healthy, thriving and successful.
Our mission:
Advance and advocate for school-based health care to ensure the health and academic success of children and youth statewide
Since 2010
State affiliate of the National School-Based Health Alliance
A bit of SBHC history in WA:
SBHCs in WA started with a pilot at Rainier Beach High School in the late 1980s.
This successful pilot paved the way for the Families and Education levy support of school-based health centers in Seattle, beginning in the early 1990s.
There are now more than 45 SBHCs across the state, which we’ll talk more about in a bit.
The Washington School-Based Health Alliance:
Has been actively working to promote and support school-based health care in Washington since 2010.
Our mission: Advance and advocate for school-based health care to ensure the health and academic success of children and youth statewide.
A year ago, the Alliance was provided funding by Kaiser Permanente to staff the organization and move the work forward with more resources here in WA.
We are a state affiliate of the National SBHA
Through the National Alliance and a network of state-level organizations doing this work, we are connected to leaders and resources in school-based health care across the country.
We are building capacity and resources as a WA Alliance to support the work here in our state…

3. School-Based Health Centers Across the U. S
School-Based Health Centers Across the U.S. National Census Map
Census Total: 1,135
Census Total: 2,315
Census Total: 2,584

4. School-Based Health Centers in Washington as of May 2019
1988: first SBHC in WA opened at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle
2013: 32 SBHCs
2019: 46 Medical+ SBHCs / 16 mental health-only / 10 for students of military families

5. School-based health care: the time is now
Recent Healthy Youth Survey results show:
Rising mental health challenges among our youth
A typical 10th grade classroom of 29 students would include about:
12 students who have felt sad or hopeless for two weeks or longer in the past year
3 students who attempted suicide in the past year
Deep disparities between groups of students
School-based health care improves:
Access to critical services
Equity
Student health & academic outcomes