Welcome to the California School Health Centers Association’s (CSHC) comprehensive resource section for expanding and enhancing school-based health centers (SBHCs) and school health programs. If you’re starting an SBHC, looking for funding to maintain services, or seeking to improve or expand services, this is the place to find out how to proceed. Below find information on how becoming a member of CSHC will entitle you to a whole menu of resources and services to help you and your program. Please contact us to find out about how we can help you start or expand your school health program or SBHC.
We have organized this set of operational and planning resources into the following sections:
- A school health 101 overview of services, related mandates, and expanded program models
- Detailed guidance and resources for starting an SBHC
- Strategies for partner collaboration between health care and school personnel
- Funding opportunities and resources for school health services
- Consent and confidentiality, and the interface of HIPAA and FERPA in school health services
- Implementing electronic health records within the new health information technology landscape
- Strengthening cultural competence in school health services
- Strategies for youth engagement in school health program planning/oversight, outreach, and leadership
- Ideas and resources for family and community engagement in schools and SBHCs
For access to more resources and services, join CSHC today. CSHC organizational members enjoy:
- Access to all CSHC toolkits and services
- Priority access to CSHC re-granting opportunities and to our technical assistance services
- Up to three free hours of technical assistance consultation
- 20% discount on technical assistance and training packages
- 20% discount on CSHC workshops
- Discounts on conference registration fees
- The opportunity to advertise jobs and events in ENews and on our website
