School-Based Health Centers and Academic Performance: Research, Challenges, and Recommendations

School‐based health centers (SBHCs) provide physical and mental health services on school campuses to improve student health status, and thereby potentially facilitate student academic success. With a growing emphasis on school accountability and the simultaneous dwindling of resources at the federa...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 2004-11, Vol.74 (9), p.347-352
Main Authors: Geierstanger, Sara Peterson, Amaral, Gorette, Mansour, Mona, Walters, Susan Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Accountability
Campuses
Company business management
Educational Status
Evaluators
Forecasts and trends
Health care
Health Conditions
Health facilities
Humans
Literature Reviews
Management
Market trend/market analysis
Medical care
Medical care (Private)
Mental Health Programs
Nontraditional Education
Nursing
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
School Health Services
School Health Services - statistics & numerical data
School-based health clinics
Schools
Sick Leave - statistics & numerical data
Students
Students - statistics & numerical data
Task Performance and Analysis
United States
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Summary:School‐based health centers (SBHCs) provide physical and mental health services on school campuses to improve student health status, and thereby potentially facilitate student academic success. With a growing emphasis on school accountability and the simultaneous dwindling of resources at the federal, state, and local levels, SBHCs face increasing pressures from school administrators and funders to document their impact on student academic achievement. This article reviews the methods, findings, and limitations of studies that have examined the relationship between SBHCs and academic performance. It also describes methodological challenges of conducting and interpreting such research, and discusses factors and intermediate variables that influence student academic performance. Recommendations are offered for SBHC researchers, evaluators, and service providers in response to the pressure they are facing to document the effect of SBHC services on academic outcomes. (J Sch Health. 2004;74(9):347–352)
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2004.tb06627.x