Youth Leaders Spearhead Advocacy Efforts for SBHCs
Rafael Otto
Feb 22, 2015
PRESS RELEASE
Salem, Oregon — 2015 SBHC Awareness Day, scheduled for February 26 at the Oregon State Capitol, is an annual effort by the Oregon School-Based Health Alliance (OSBHA) to highlight the impact of school-based health services on student health and academic achievement. The event provides an opportunity for young people to visit the capitol, meet their legislators, and...
CORE Grant Program Now Accepting Applications!
Suzanne Flory
Feb 6, 2015
OSBHA is excited to announce the RFA release for the 2015-2016 CORE grant program! Check out our FAQ about the CORE grant program!
What is the CORE grant program?
Through the generous support of the EC Brown Foundation, the CORE grant program seeks to assist school-based health centers (SBHCs) as they work with school-aged youth to develop healthy relationship skills and...
Oregon SBHCs: From 1985-2010
Rafael Otto
Dec 15, 2014
Contributed by Alyssa Rust
Honoring a Legacy and Advancing a Future outlines 25 years, from 1985-2010, of Oregon’s School-Based Health Center (SBHC) history and their ability to build access to health care for children. The summary below provides highlights from the report.
A Look Back
The SBHC movement first began in the late 1960s with centers opening in Massachusetts...
School-Based Health Centers and the Medical Home Model
Rafael Otto
Nov 25, 2014
Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes (PCPCH) in Oregon
A patient-centered primary care home is a model that reinforces a patient-centered approach to providing care. The model of care promotes strong relationships with patients and their families with an emphasis on treating the whole person, therefore reducing costs, improving care through early intervention, a focus on prevention and...
Oregon to Explore Innovation in School Health Care Policy and Finance
Rafael Otto
Nov 3, 2014
School-Based Health Alliance Launches Inter-State Policy Learning Labs
Washington, DC – Maureen Hinman, policy director for the Oregon School-Based Health Alliance, will travel to Washington, DC, this week for the launch of the School-Based Health Alliance’s new policy collaborative initiative.
The Oregon School-Based Health Alliance will lead a diverse team, including...
Eye to Eye: Preconference Workshop Connects Youth and Adults
Rafael Otto
Oct 31, 2014
OSBHA's Statewide Youth Action Council, in partnership with Planned Parenthood Southwestern Oregon and Columbia Willamette, presented their new curriculum called Eye to Eye: Discussing Sensitive Topics with Youth as a preconference session at our annual conference on October 9. Designed as a three-hour experiential learning opportunity, the workshop focuses on presenting advice from...
2014 Conference Highlights
Rafael Otto
Oct 30, 2014
Our annual school health conference, this year held in partnership with the American School Health Association (ASHA), attracted more than 400 participants to downtown Portland. With dozens of workshops and sessions designed to support school health professionals in Oregon and around the country, we also featured an SBHC-focused workshop track and celebrated some great school health work...
Training Opportunity: Our Whole Lives
Suzanne Flory
Oct 30, 2014
The Oregon School-Based Health Alliance is excited to help promote the facilitator training for the Our Whole Lives curriculum that is being co-hosted by the First Congregational Church and Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon in Eugene!
Our Whole Lives is a series of education programs to be used in the affirming and supportive setting of our churches that equips participants...
Extra! Extra! Write All About It!
Suzanne Flory
Oct 24, 2014
Do you know a talented young person who is interested in expressing their voice? The Rational Enquirer is accepting submissions for their 2015 publication! Applications are due by November 14, 2014. You can find more information about the application process here.
The Rational Enquirer is an annual statewide publication of the Oregon Teen Pregnancy Task Force. The stories shared in...
SBHC 2012-2013 State-Level Data
Anonymous
Oct 22, 2014
School-based health centers have been in Oregon for nearly 30 years! SBHCs have succeeded through unique public-private partnerships between the Oregon Public Health Division, school districts, county public health departments, public and private practitioners, parents, students, and community members. School-based health care has come so far since the first SBHC at Roosevelt High School in...
