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School Health Center Conference 2010
Call for Presentations



The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers’ mission is to improve the physical and mental health status of children and adolescents in Illinois by advocating for the development, stabilization and expansion of school-based and linked health centers. School health centers provide an effective model of care tailored to offer quality, comprehensive, and culturally competent services to disadvantaged youth. By offering a positive, youth-friendly environment, school health centers are distinctively positioned to engage youth on every level of the health care continuum, while also contributing to positive health outcomes.

 

This year, ICSHC is presenting the 8th annual School Health Center Conference. The theme, Building Bridges: Healthy Minds, Bodies, Communities, explores the importance of collaboration in school health centers to address the physical and mental health needs of children and adolescents. The conference will foster dialogue between school health center staff and allies to develop innovative approaches for reducing barriers youth face when accessing health care. ICSHC is seeking presentations that speak directly to collaborative, school-based strategies focused on the holistic health of youth.  Presentations, regardless of topic, should aim to fulfill the following goals:

 

  • Promote the integration of mental health services in SHCs
  • Address the impact of mental health issues in SHCs
  • Promote community collaboration in SHCs that focus on the holistic health of youth
  • Provide resources and support for developing school health centers
  • Enrich and strengthen the skills of clinicians, administrators, allied staff, and advocates in the school health center setting
  • Provide opportunities for attendees to share ideas, information and experiences.

 

Presentation Information

Submissions are due February 8, 2010.

Each workshop is 90 minutes long, with three sessions of workshops. 

Session A is from 10:15 - 11:45 am. 

Session B is from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. 

Session C is from 2:30 - 4:00 pm.
 


Priorities and Topics:

 

·         Collaborative Efforts to Promote School-Based Health Care

o   Possible topics might include:

§  Holistic approaches to delivering health care

§  Innovative partnerships that bring additional resources to SHCs

§  School and SHC partnerships to improve student health

 

·         Mental Health

o   Possible topics might include:

§  Stigma reduction

§  Power and privilege

§  Collaborative approach to providing mental health care

 

·         Primary Care

o   Possible topics might include:

§  Overweight and child/youth diabetes

§  Asthma

§  Oral health
 

·         Reproductive Health

o   Possible topics might include:            

§  Contraception update

§  STIs

§  Teen pregnancy

 

·         Evaluation and Quality

o   Possible topics might include:

§   Data elements that all SBHCs should be collecting/tracking for performance reporting

§   The effect of SHCs on academic success

§   Strengths and struggles of working with data

 

·         Operations and Administration

o   Possible topics might include:

§   Cost sharing strategies at the national, state and local levels

§   SHC organizational development and business planning for resiliency and sustainability

§   Economic opportunities for infrastructure and program funding (state and local, donor fund development, private funder relationships and strategies)

 

·         Policy and Advocacy

o   Possible topics might include:

§   Financing rural health services

§   Tailoring advocacy and policy messages to specific audiences

§   Health care reform: impact of federal policy changes on SBHC providers and services

 

·         Youth and Community Engagement

o   Possible topics might include:

§   Best practices in using technology to engage youth (facebook, youtube, twitter)

§   Building collaborative teams of different races, cultures, and classes

§   Communications and social marketing strategies for youth and community engagement

 

·         Positive Youth Development

o   Possible topics might include:

§  Empowering youth to assume leadership roles in programs

§  Promoting positive relationships with peers

§  Providing opportunities to learn healthy behaviors

 

·         Social/Emotional Learning (SEL)

o   Possible topics might include:

§  IL State Board of Education requirements

§  Effective partnerships to implement SEL in schools

§  SHCs’ role in implementing SEL curriculum in schools

 

 

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