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Additional Services at Primary-Care Clinics Could Reduce Nonurgent Hospital Emergency Departments Visits

June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey examined why people use hospital emergency departments for medically nonurgent situations - a situation that occurs in as many as two-thirds of pediatric visits to emergency departments.

A School-Based Health Center Gives Children a Healthy Place

November 12, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Plainfield Health Center, operating under the Plainfield Neighborhood Health Services, established a comprehensive school-based health center at Washington Elementary School in Plainfield, N.J., in 2000.

Colorado Expands School-Based Health Care

November 14, 2003 | Program Result Report

The State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment developed ways to remove barriers to the sustainability of school-based health centers in order to widen access to basic primary physical and mental health services.

School-Based Primary Health Care Model Helps Children with Severe Chronic Illnesses

January 29, 2002 | Program Result Report

The Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J. implemented a model of care delivery for children affected by severe chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families.

Inner-City Health Care Center Provides Essential Health Services

October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

The Ounce of Prevention Fund, a public/private partnership that promotes the well-being of children in Illinois, established a maternal and child health care center at the Robert Taylor Homes, a public housing complex in Chicago.

Here, There and Everywhere

March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

A partnership in Madison, Wis., established a formal link between the South Madison Health and Family Center and area neighborhood schools to test a model of health care delivery.

Making the Grade: State and Local Partnerships to Establish School-Based Health Centers

February 26, 2007 | Program Result Report

Making the Grade was a national program that supported state-local collaborations designed to expand comprehensive school-based health services for children and adolescents.

New Coordinated Care Model Shows Promise for Chronically Ill Children

August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Children's Hospital in Boston planned and implemented the Pediatric Alliance for Coordinated Care, a clinical service delivery model that facilitates coordinated, community-based, family-centered care for children.

School-Based Health Centers Take Root in Vermont, But on Rocky Ground

November 14, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Vermont Agency of Human Services established a total of five school-based health centers in four communities, and provided technical assistance to these and other centers providing school-linked and other health care services for children.

Connecticut Expands School-Based Health Centers

November 14, 2003 | Program Result Report

From 1994 to 2000, the state of Connecticut expanded and enhanced its system of school-based health centers (SBHCs).