The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has established a Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) for uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health condition. This plan may benefit families whose insurance options are limited or non-existent because of their child’s special health needs.

Download the flier here:  http://www.osbhcn.org/files/PCIP.pdf

This page is devoted to sharing presentation formats that communities have used successfully for building community support for school-based health centers.  

Washington County Healthy Students Initiative - http://www.washcohealthystudents.com/health.html

Addressing Oral Health through School-Based Health Center Partnerships

Courtesy of the CT Health Foundation, CT Association of School-Based Health Centers, and Danbury Health and Housing Department.

The attached is the outline for a presentation about WHY Oral Healthcare should be included as standard in school-based health centers.

Project Alpha hits 500 sites across the nation

AlbanyHerald.com, April 2010

By Ethan Fowler

Free Evidence-Based Adolescent Reproductive Health Curriculum

ETR Associates is looking for 250 teachers (grades 8 – 12) throughout the USA to teach a 16-lesson,

Reducing the Risk: Building Skills to Prevent Pregnancy, STD & HIV (RTR)

in a regular classroom (i.e. at least 15 students in a co-ed setting) in the fall of 2010.

Participating educators will receive $450 plus $200 worth of RTR curriculum materials.

Cultural Competency Training in Medford a Success!

Medford, Oregon, November 9, 2009

Thirty-six participants from Medford, Ashland and Salem have a new perspective on Strengthening Relationships Across Differences to explore different cultural dynamics and needs pertaining to healthy relationships and sexual health.

Here are some of the highlights from participants:

Coding for SBHCs

NASBHC and the Oregon Department of Human Services offered a training specific to coding for SBHCs in Webinar format.

Coding Outpatient Pediatric Visits: Terminology and Rules

Developing Partnerships within your School Community

This low-cost, full day training is available to your SBHC and community partners.

Title:       School-Based Telehealth: An Innovative Approach to Meet the Health Care Needs of Children

Authors:     Jenny Kattlove, MSSA, Director, Strategic Health Initiatives.
The Children's Partnership, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Examining SBHC Billing and Reimbursement

The Network is reviewing how to improve revenue collection in SBHC systems, which inherently challenge the traditional revenue cycle. This cycle depends on:

1. Having an insured patient

2. Identifying that insurance