West Virginia School-Based Health Assembly

What health services are provided by SBHCs?
School-based health centers bring primary and preventive care, including medical and mental health, health education and sometimes dental services to children and adolescents where they are much of the day - in school. Click here for a fact sheet on school-based health centers.

Does school-based health mean my child no longer needs a personal physician?
No. School-based health centers work with, but do not replace , the child's physician or school nurse. The centers also link or serve as the child's medical home if they do not have one.

I have questions about school-based health in WV.
Our "Frequently Asked Questions" can be found here.

School Health Services

In 2007 - 2008 (most current statewide data), school-based health centers in WV (SBHCs) provided one-on-one care to 15,458 students recording over 67,575 visits. An additional 8,660 encounters were recorded for services provided to area school students, school staff and members of the community.

At the beginning of the 2010 – 11 school year there were 56 SBHCs serving 61 schools in 24 counties in the state.

-- WV School-Based Health Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center, Marshall University

WV's school-based health centers (SBHCs) continue to increase their reach and services to students and communities. Click here for the most current Directory of School-Based Health Centers in West Virginia. This information is viewable also as a map.