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April 2025

School nurses and school-based health centers: Partnership for success

April 2025

This fact sheet describes the way school nurses and SBHCs provide separate but complementary services to students, and includes ways they can partner to support students and families.

Guide

Partnership

January 2025

Leveraging Ohio's Medicaid School Program to Support School-Based Health Care

January 2025

The Medicaid School Program (MSP) is a federal- state partnership program that supports schools in reducing students’ health-related barriers to education. This issue brief provides an overview and recent developments to Ohio's MSP.

Issue brief

Policy, Funding

January 2025

Leveraging Ohio's Student Wellness and Success Funds to Support School-Based Health Care

January 2025

Ohio’s Student Wellness and Success Funds are an important vehicle for the provision of school-based health care services. However, school districts across Ohio may not be taking full advantage of these funds to advance school-based health care.

Issue brief

Policy, Funding

November 2024

School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Common Definition

November 2024

The SBHC common definition was developed by an advisory group and focuses on the key components of school-based health centers: on-site school presence, comprehensive primary care, system alignment, partnership, continuity of care, and compliance/consent.

Report

SBHC 101

November 2024

School-Based Health Center (SBHC) 101 Toolkit

November 2024

The SBHC 101 Toolkit was created for school districts, healthcare providers, and other partners interested in exploring the SBHC model. This Toolkit is divided into three Modules with information, guidance, resources, and tools to support efforts to learn about, plan for, and set up the SBHC model in a school community.

Toolkit, Template

Sustainability, SBHC 101, Planning, Operations

November 2024

Business plan template

November 2024

A template to inform creation of an SBHC business plan. The template serves as a roadmap for SBHC planning and development.

Template

Planning, Operations, Sustainability

June 2024

Applying a trauma-informed lens in school-based health care

June 2024

Learn about best practices and considerations for implementing trauma informed school-based health care services. This webinar provides school health teams with the practical knowledge needed to ensure that a trauma-informed lens is applied in day-to-day school-based health care operations.

Webinar

Operations, Behavioral health

May 2024

Understanding the basics of school-based telehealth

May 2024

This webinar provides an overview of the best practices and considerations for implementing school-based telehealth services, including school-based telehealth models, technology, staffing, and reimbursement.

Webinar

Operations, Telehealth

February 2023

School-based health care in Ohio: A closer look at SBHCs

February 2023

This issue brief provides an overview of the SBHC landscape in Ohio, how SBHCs operate, and their impact.

Issue brief

SBHC 101

August 2025

Closer look at school-based health centers

August 2025

This short fact sheet provides a quick glance of the Ohio SBHC landscape and impact.

Fact sheet

SBHC 101

February 2023

School-Based Health Care is Critical to Supporting Children

February 2023

This brief describes the importance of school-based health care to student success, and outlines opportunities for supporting SBHCs.

Issue brief

Policy

September 2021

Leveraging Healthcare Partners in School Planning: COVID-19 and Beyond

September 2021

As the 2021-22 academic year begins and the threat of COVID-19 persists, schools are, once again, tasked with ensuring the health and safety of students, staff, and volunteers, while also maintaining their focus on education. This fact sheet provides guidance on the role of SBHCs and how they are part of the K-12 support system.

Issue brief

Partnership

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