Maximizing school health services in a time of fiscal restraint.
This case study reports a communitywide effort to reduce the fragmentation and duplication of child health services in Boston. Consensus was first reached on what basic health services should be offered and where--school or community--they would be most efficiently and effectively delivered. The planning group then developed strategies to coordinate a network for the delivery of these services. Implementation has begun. The Boston experience offers a mechanism to maximize school health services as available funding for them declines.
D001900:Boston; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States