Office for Family, Youth & School Success (OFYSS)

School Based Health Centers (SBHCs) in Rhode Island

Reports about School Based Health Centers In Rhode Island

School Based Health Centers In Rhode Island: A Progress Report: September 2003 , Rhode Island Department of Health.
The purpose of this report is to describe progress with recommendations for school based health centers and to share data from the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 school years.

School Based Health Centers In Rhode Island , Rhode Island Department of Health, Summer 2000.
This report highlights the activities of Rhode Island’s school based health centers during school year 1999-2000.

Report of the Special Senate Commission to Study School Based Health Centers , May 2001.
On June 25, 1999, the Rhode Island General Assembly created a Special Senate Commission to Study School Based Health Centers. The Commission developed nine recommendations to improve and strengthen school based health centers across the State.

Issue Brief #11: School Based Health Centers in Rhode Island, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, May 2001. Updated May 2002.
This issue brief outlines the rationale for having school based health centers. It also describes how they are operated and the challenges faced in funding them.

“School Based Health Center Services Help Teens Stay in School,” Rhode Island Department of Health, Health Policy Brief 99-2, February 1999.
This article outlines some of the benefits of school based health centers.