In order to bring partners interested in school-based health together, the West Virginia School-Based Health Assembly was formed in 1995. The Assembly is an affiliate of the WV Primary Care Association. WVSBHA now serves as the lead membership organization and unified voice in the state for the advancement of comprehensive school health services. As a founding member of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, West Virginia is a leader in this field. We advocate for the availability of comprehensive and coordinated school health services for children. Comprehensive school health services include:

• Primary Care, including prevention, treatment of acute illness, management of chronic diseases and health and medical services
• Health Education
• Mental health such as grief counseling, bullying and suicide prevention
• Oral health
• Nutrition
• School environment
• School meals and nutrition
• Physical education
• Staff wellness
• Parent and community partnerships

WVSBHA is also a member of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care.

Our partners include:

• Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
• Prevent Child Abuse WV,
• Sisters of Saint Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation,
• WV Association of School Nurses,
• WV Asthma Coalition,
• WV Community Voices,
• WV Department of Education, Office of Healthy Schools,
• WV DHHR, Bureau for Public Health,
• Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
• Division of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Health
• Division of Primary Care
• Division of Tobacco Prevention
• Healthy Schools Program
• Immunization Program
• WV DHHR, Office of Behavioral Health Services,
• WV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition,
• WV Primary Care Association,
• WV School Health Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center, Marshall University,
• WVU Institute for Health Policy Research