On March 29, 2023 the Rainier Beach High School School-Based Health Center (SBHC) hosted Anita Whitfield, King County’s Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer to learn more about the critical services they provide. They were joined by leadership from Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and Rainier Beach High School. SBHC Manager, Kerren Buchanan said of…
Crossposted from King County Executive Office Summary King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a new partnership with Ballmer Group to invest more than $2.4 million in expanding access to a broad range of health care, including mental health supports in school-based health centers through 2025. Story As young people across the nation are facing unprecedented…
The School-Based Partnerships team at Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) was thrilled to visit the Robert Eagle Staff Middle School School-Based Health Center (SBHC) on March 15. They were joined by staff and representatives from Neighborcare Health (the sponsor organization for the SBHC) including Chief Executive Officer, Rashad Collins. Staff from Seattle Public Schools…
Public Health — Seattle & King County is requesting applications from community health service providers that seek an investment from the City of Seattle’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy approved by voters in November 2018. Pre-application conference Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) will conduct a pre-Application conference for this RFA. This conference…
Lowell Elementary School’s school-based health center (SBHC) opened during the pandemic with funding from the City of Seattle’s 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy. Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic (OBCC) was awarded the funds as the sponsor agency for this clinic in Summer 2020. With visitor restrictions lifting in Seattle Public Schools, the Public Health…
Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has already successfully provided thousands of vaccines in partnership with Seattle Visiting Nurse Association (SVNA) in the 2020-21 school year. With this success they have launched additional flu clinics. Visit their website for more information and to register. Vaccines are available to all family members age 4 and older. Parents may…
Summary: Collaboration between school district staff, school-based health centers, and community partners helped document vaccine compliance for over 99% of Seattle Public Schools students in January 2020 Community vaccine clinics bolstered efforts to improve compliance with state requirements Community and school-based efforts also promoted recommended vaccines like flu, meningitis, and HPV as well as required…
Did you know that Seattle Public Schools Health Services invites Seattle SBHC staff to attend their professional development sessions? Join your SPS school nurse colleagues for the following trainings in the 2019-20 school year.
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Students at three public schools in Seattle will start the school year with a powerful new addition to their campuses: School Based Health Centers. This is great for students, and very good news for parents, too. Parents: Imagine that your middle school student could get their sports physical without having…
New Seattle Public Schools Superintendent, Denise Juneau visited the Cleveland Teen Health Center on October 10, 2018 to learn about the great services offered through our system of SBHCs. Read on to learn more about her visit. Crossposted from Juneau’s Journal. October 10 marked the world’s observation of Mental Health Day. This year’s global focus…
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