title: School-based health centers as a locus for community health improvement.
abstract: School-based health centers are critical resources for providing and coordinating health and medical services for children and adolescents. As such, they are an increasingly important component in a strategy to meet the comprehensive health, social, and educational needs of students and families. We show how educators and health professionals, using the language, methods and principles of continuous improvement, can collaborate effectively in addressing the specific concerns of school attendance and teen smoking.
authors.affiliation: Simmons College, Graduate School for Health Studies, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hampton
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dillman
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Roover
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001900:Boston; D002648:Child; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016540:Smoking Cessation