Our work is supported financially by a variety of organizations and individuals; including the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and The Sisters of Saint Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation.

Supporting memberships also help sustain and move this work forward. Click here for information on becoming a member of WVSBHA.

Click here to see the highlights from the WVSBHA's 2005-2007 strategic plan.
Click here for highlights from the 2005-2006 Status Report.

Mission and Strategic Plan Summary:
WV School-Based Health Assembly Strategic Plan Summary
2005-2007

Core Values

We believe…

• Children and adolescents have the right to quality, accessible, comprehensive health services.
• The school setting is a sensible, appropriate and valuable site to deliver care.
• School success and good health are linked. Community health and education partners are key to student success.
• Interdisciplinary health care includes a range of services that emphasize prevention and early intervention.

Mission To advance comprehensive health care in school settings through responsive policies, practices and partnerships.
Long-Term Directions

• To provide a unified voice for school-based health care through a diverse, statewide membership base of school-health providers, supporters, and strategic partners.
• To assume a leadership role in addressing the long-term financing and sustainability of school-based health centers and services through both public and private funding, and development of measurable outcomes of success.
• To ensure that awareness and understanding of school-based health services and centers exists among policy makers, school personnel, parents, youth, and providers.
• To create a network for information exchange among members and interested stakeholders.
• To enhance the capacity of partners at the state and community levels to become proactive public policy advocates for school-based health care.

2005-2007 Goals

• An informed membership base of diverse stakeholders will exist as a foundation to advance school-based health services.
• Actively purse the promotion and adoption of a public policy agenda to advance school-based health services in WV.
• Adopt a plan for the sustainability and expansion of school-based health services.
• Strengthen the structure and operations of the WVSBHA to maximize capacity to accomplish the mission.