Universal assessment and tiered intervention: A model of care to meet the pediatric oncology psychosocial standard of care for school support.

Objective: The feasibility and acceptability of a tiered intervention model of school intervention services was investigated in response to the publication of evidence-based Psychosocial Standards of Care for Children with Cancer and their Families.

Method: Children with newly diagnosed malignancy or transitioning to long-term survivorship care were eligible. Families received universal school needs assessment and intervention targeted at the level of risk identified.

Schools at the center of a public health emergency: leveraging schools for pediatric COVID-19 vaccination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in 2021 to include children presented opportunities and challenges to ensure widespread access.

An Imperfect Space: Logistical Considerations in School-Based Health Centers.

Background: From a range of perspectives, scholars have demonstrated the value of school-based health centers (SBHCs) in recent decades, but few studies have examined the logistics of establishing SBHCs.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 hospital and 6 school employees involved in a network of SBHCs. After common themes were identified, cluster analysis was performed.

Emerging Frameworks in Health and Education: Conceptual Evolution in Pursuit of School-Based Health.

This paper presents a historical account of conceptual development at the intersection of American education and health. Beginning with early advancements from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the World Health Organization, the authors show the movement from early considerations of the codependency of health and education. The authors suggest that more than fifty years of theoretical innovations at the nexus of health and education culminated in the 2014 introduction of "Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child" (WSCC).

Ohio Dentists' Perceptions on Children School Absenteeism for Dental Care Appointments.

This cross-sectional study evaluated knowledge, practices, and beliefs of Ohio dentists treating school-aged children regarding school absenteeism in relation to compliance with dental appointments.
A 26-item questionnaire was distributed to 7,274 dentists licensed in the state of Ohio in 2019. Eligible participants were pediatric dentists (PDs) and general dentists (GDs) who treated individuals younger than 16 years of age.

Validity, reliability, and feasibility of the Brief School Needs Inventory: Evaluating educational risk for students with chronic health conditions.

Objective: Researchers have increasingly emphasized the need to include routine educational and cognitive screening in the care plan for youth with chronic health conditions. Prior to now, a screener did not exist to asses risk/need in education in the pediatric setting; thus, this research aimed to examine the validity, reliability, and feasibility of the newly developed Brief School Needs Inventory (BSNI), which stratifies a patients level of educational risk/need in the context of a health condition.

Methods: The authors developed and pilot-tested two versions of an education risk screener utilizing a mixed-methods design, which included an expert panel review process and assessments for validity, reliability, and feasibility.

Academic Continuity and School Reentry Support as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology.

Clinicians agree that return to school after diagnosis promotes the positive adjustment of children and adolescents with cancer; however, the school reentry process can present challenges. The aim of this review was to critically evaluate the literature on school reentry support for youth with cancer. Seventeen publications were identified.

School Performance and Disease Interference in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) results in neuropsychological complications that place adolescents at higher risk for limited educational achievement. A first step to developing effective educational interventions is to understand the impact of SCD on school performance. The current study assessed perceptions of school performance, SCD interference and acceptability of educational support strategies in adolescents with SCD.

Coordination of care between health and education systems for patients with a hematologic or oncologic diagnosis: a time study analysis.

Given the increasing emphasis on care coordination between healthcare and schools, hospital-school liaison services are increasing in demand. Limited research examines hospital-school liaison programs that focus on educational journeys of school-age patients with a chronic illness. Thus, this initiative aimed to determine the time needed to support the educational needs of these patients.