cover of Schools Are Key to Improving Children’s Health

Schools Are Key to Improving Children’s Health

January 2020

Key opportunities exist for education, healthcare and public health sectors to improve both health and education outcomes by focusing on school-based health services. This national policy brief primarily addresses the opportunities to expand on health services delivered within a school by school nurses and other district-employed providers (school psychologists, social workers, counselors, occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech-language pathologists), using a policy clarification issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

This brief includes:

  • How states can align with CMS policy
  • Lessons learned and best practices for expansion
  • The impact of school-based Medicaid expansion
  • Federal and state policy recommendations

Download PDF

Get email updates from Healthy Schools Campaign

 

Form submission subscribes you to the Healthy Schools Campaign Newsletter. To view and manage other options click here
Hidden Section
Note - updated to the HSC Newsletter list 1.3.2017 per the updated newsletter configuration