Utilizing School Health Services to Improve Educational Capacity and Provide a More Effective Public Health Response

public school;school health response;coordinated school health program;No Child Left Behind;College of Arts and Sciences: Public Administration

Hoff, Linda J.Flint ;

University of Michigan

关键词: public school;    school health response;    coordinated school health program;    No Child Left Behind;    College of Arts and Sciences: Public Administration;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Public schools throughout the United States and its territories are under pressure to meet the mandates of No Child Left Behind legislation. The education of children is influenced by a variety of factors, many of which are not in the control of the very people whose responsibility it is to educate, i.e. accessibility to health care, socio-economic status, or home environment. This paper will look at the dimension of school health response: what is required, what is needed, and how a coordinated response between schools and health proivders can yield positive results for everyone involved, including society as a whole.

There is widespread acknowledgement that good health is a cornerstone to effective learning, yet the state and local education resonse to the health needs of students is as diverse as the students themselves. This paper explores the history and purpose of public education, legislation and public programs aimed at improving the condition of at-risk individuals, the relationship betwen health and the ability of students to learn, and the societal costs associated with education failure. Also addressed are several examples of responses some schools have chosen to make in order to better serve their students. Ultimately, this paper will introduce a concept that presents a paradigm shift in the education and health fields: that decisions regarding an appropriate school-related health response, and the actual school health response, should be shared by parents, (public) health professionals and school representatives, allowing each to make contributions in their own area of specialization.