A School-Based Health Center (SBHC) is an accessible, friendly place located in a school where students can receive a wide variety of health care services. Across America, SBHCs are providing medical and behavioral health services, serving over a million students each year.
Covering All Kids: A Good First Step Toward Universal Health Care (A legislative briefing paper by NM Voices for Children) - Learn why using Medicaid and S-CHIP to help cover all kids makes economic sense and is a good first step toward universal health care in New Mexico. Download (pdf)
The 30th Annual Lights On Afterschool Celebration - October 16, 2008 and Kickoff on September 16, 2008
New Mexico Receives Honorable Mention for Leadership by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (MS Word doc)
Funding opportunity for SBHCs! (MS Word doc) The NM DOH Division of Policy and Performance will provide up to four mini-grant awards of up to $5,000 to support youth to produce teen pregnancy prevention videos. Proposals are due on or before September 22, 2008 by at 4:30 p.m. (MS Word doc)