Conference Highlights
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Quest Conference Center
Westerville, Ohio
The Ohio School-Based Health Alliance hosted its second annual full day conference, 2025 Annual School-Based Health Care Conference: Healthy Kids Learn Better, on January 30, 2025. More than 270 school-based health care partners joined the Ohio Alliance, participating in opening and closing plenary sessions, a diverse array of workshops, networking opportunities, and regional convenings. The day was filled with learning, connections, and wonderful examples of the tremendous impacts school-based health care has on students, families, and communities across Ohio. Workshop sessions focused on operations, workforce, and sustainability; partnership and innovation; integrated care and access; and social drivers of health and equity. Presentations for the opening plenary, workshop, and regional sessions can be viewed below.
Conference attendees were welcomed by Governor Mike DeWine, as he shared his commitment to school-based health care and ensuring Ohio's children are healthy and ready to learn. The Governor noted the Conference as an opportunity to share best practices and explore innovative ways to bring health care closer to the heart of Ohio's communities — schools.
Opening plenary session
Advancing school-based health care: Centering data and chronic condition management
Kate Connor, MD, MSPH, Medical Director, Rales Center for the Integration of Health and Education, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2025 Ohio School-Based Health Care Champions
This inaugural award recognizes legislators who have an exceptional commitment to advancing school-based health care and ensuring that Ohio’s students are healthy and ready to learn.
Awardees
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Honorable Representative Dani Isaacsohn
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Honorable Representative Tracy Richardson
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Honorable Senator Dr. Terry Johnson
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Honorable Senator Theresa Gavarone
Closing plenary session
Directing Ohio toward a healthier future through school-based health care
Panelists:
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John Carey, Director, Governor’s Office of Appalachia
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Nikki Reiss, JD, Deputy Director of Innovation, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Stephen D. Dackin, MS, Director, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
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Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, Director, Ohio Department of Health
Conference presentations
Photos by Ian Alexander Photography