School health centers and other integrated school health services

Citation
Hl. Taras et al., School health centers and other integrated school health services, PEDIATRICS, 107(1), 2001, pp. 198-201
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00314005 → ACNP
Volume
107
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
198 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-4005(200101)107:1<198:SHCAOI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This statement offers guidelines on the integration of expanded school heal th services, including school-based and school-linked health centers, into community-based health care systems. Expanded school health services should be integrated so that they enhance accessibility, provide high-quality hea lth care, link children to a medical home, are financially sustainable, and address both long-and short-term needs of children and adolescents.