title: A School-Based Health Center-University Nursing Partnership: How We Filled in the GAPS.
abstract: Young adolescents, age 10-15 years, have increasing psychosocial and biomedical health care needs, yet are some of the lowest users of conventional health services. In eastern North Carolina, school-based health centers (SBHCs) provide primary health care to thousands of school-age children in the most rural, medically underserved areas. SBHCs receive reimbursement from local, state, and private funding sources and their viability depends on the demonstration of outcomes. Using the Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) assessment tool, an SBHC-university nursing partnership evaluated the use of preventive health services by fifth and sixth grade students (n = 690). Findings suggest that the vast majority of early adolescents needed a referral for a physical exam, nutrition, mental health, or health education services. This article describes key components for a successful SBHC-university nursing partnership that can evaluate and improve existing school health programs.
authors: College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. larsonk@ecu.edu
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Larson
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Clark
authors: Brittanie
authors: B
authors: Colborn
authors: Ashley
authors: A
authors: Perez
authors: Martha K
authors: MK
authors: Engelke
authors: Phyllis
authors: P
authors: Hill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*