Developing National Standardized Performance Measures for School-Based Health Centers: The National Quality Initiative.

Background: Despite extensive literature on school-based health center (SBHC) characteristics and outcomes, their quality of care has not been examined nationally. Standardized quality metrics can inform health care delivery and improvement.

Methods: SBHC national performance measures (NPMs) were developed by reviewing measures from national child health quality initiatives and engaging stakeholders in a consensus-building process.

Access to Contraceptives in School-Based Health Centers: Progress and Opportunities.

Introduction: The U.S. has a higher adolescent pregnancy rate than other industrialized countries.

The Use of Telehealth in School-Based Health Centers.

Telehealth is a growing model of delivering health care. School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide access to health care for youth in schools and increasingly use telehealth in care delivery. This article examines the recent growth of telehealth use in SBHCs, and characteristics of SBHCs using telehealth, including provider types, operational characteristics, and schools and students served.

Twenty Years Of School-Based Health Care Growth And Expansion.

Youth in underserved communities lack access to consistent sources of high-quality health care. School-based health centers (SBHCs) address this challenge through the provision of primary care, mental health care, and other health services in schools. This article describes the current status of SBHCs nationally, including changes over the past twenty years.