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School-Based Clinics: Their Role in Helping Students Meet the 1990 Objectives

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Lorraine V. Klerman, DrPH

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Service statistics and observations from site visits across the country indicate that school-based clinics (SBCs) may be having an impact on several of the problems tar geted in the 1990 health objectives, including unplanned pregnancy and substance abuse. At least 120 junior and senior high schools in 61 communities are currently operating or developing clinics. Growth is attributed to increasing concern about high- risk youth, especially among educators in their roles of "surrogate parents"; to dis illusion with categorical interventions and a movement toward more comprehensive services; and to student, parent, school, and community approval of the new programs. This article describes the comprehensive school-based clinic model, including its history, organizational strategies, school/community partnerships, and services.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 15, No. 1, 71-80 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/109019818801500107


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