Welcome to WVSBHA.org

Welcome to the West Virginia School Based Health Assembly home page. Whether you are currently involved with WVSBHA, or are simply interested in finding out more about comprehensive health care for children, we are glad you are here.

Our mission is "to advance comprehensive health care in school settings through responsive policies, practices, and partnerships." See the links above to explore the work that is taking place across the state to help keep children healthy and ready to learn. Click here to contact the WV School Based Health Assembly via email or go to the "Join Us" page for full contact information.

Healthy students make better learners. And better students make healthy communities. The WVSBHA is helping to move West Virginia towards healthier students.

Click here for a map of the WV School-Based Health Center locations.

Check back often; the site will be updated frequently with new information added on a regular basis.

Stay in touch! Click here if you are interested in joining our listserv. We send out regular notices of meetings and updates on our work.

New Information to Check Out

Welcome to New Executive Director

The WV School-Based Health Assembly welcomes Drema Mace, Ph.D. as the new Executive Director. Dr. Mace has a history of successful work in development of sustainable organizations/coalitions and statewide programs; acquisition of philanthropic donations and foundation funding; administration of primary care clinics; grant writing and management of federal, state, local and foundation grants; outcome based evaluation; research; and firsthand experience of WV's public health structure. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mace, our first Executive Director.

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H.R. 3003, the School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009

Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 3003, the School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act of 2009. This bi-partisan legislation would establish a grant program within the US Department of Health and Human Services to award grants in support of school-based health clinics. Currently, this legislation is also included in proposed health care reform legislation. Click here to download a PDF of the 2009 SBHC Clinic Act. Click here to download a Word document of the House Resolution.

MilitaryOneSource.com

New resources are available for working with military families - please visit: www.militaryonesource.com.

Adolescent HIV/STD & UIP in the 21st Century conference materials

Adolescent HIV/STD & UIP in the 21st Century conference materials are now posted within the Clinical Quality Toolkit section here.

CDC Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials and School Administrators for School (K-12)

Responses to Influenza during the 2009-2010 School Year expands upon earlier school guidance documents by providing a menu of tools that school and health officials can choose from based on conditions in their area. The guidance recommends actions to take during this school year and strategies to use if CDC finds that the flu starts causing more severe disease. It also provides a checklist for making decisions at the local level. The guidance is available at http://www.flu.gov/plan/school/schoolguidance.html

West Virginia School-Based Health Assembly Annual Report April 2008- March 2009

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Get involved with SBHA!

Click here to fill out a form regarding your interests. We’d love to have your input.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), human cases of the H1N1 virus infection (formerly known as swine influenza A) are growing rapidly in the United States.

Visit www.cdc.gov/swineflu for information and recommendations on avoiding the flu.

HEALTHY STUDENTS - BETTER STUDENTS:
West Virginia’s School-Based Health Centers - November 2009 Fast Facts

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