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Back-to School Campaign 2008!

The ICSHC is excited to launch our 2008 Back-to-School campaign! We know the fall is a busy time for school health centers, so we are encouraging you to reach out to your schools NOW, so you’ll experience a successful year of school and school health collaborations. Ask your principals and lead school staff to get on the agenda for school meetings now! It only takes 5-10 minutes to educate and remind people about all your school health center has to offer.

 

This year’s goals are:

1.)    Collect one school health center endorsement from leadership within your school. This
   could be a principal, assistant principal or superintendent

2.)    Present at a school meeting

3.)    Use the School Health Center PowerPoint presentation (Very easy to use- the presentation
  is already done for you!)

 

Resources:

1.)    School Health Center Endorsement Form

2.)    Suggestions on how to outreach to your school

3.)    Power Point Presentation for Educators (for video clips, please contact Megan at merskine@ilmaternal.org or at 312-491-8161).

4.)    Power Point Tracking Form



 

Advocacy Day 2008

On April 9, 2008 over 220 students, teachers, parents, providers, and ICSHC members and partners from 17 different schools gathered in Springfield to voice their support for school health centers. Nearly 190 students from across the state participated an advocacy training, a rally, and a trip to the Capitol to speak with their legislators about school health center funding. Thank you to all who helped lead the day. Please view photos from photographer Katie Stapely at here.


If you would like to contact Katie to inquire about her photography, please email her kstapely@gmail.com or visit her website at: http://www.katiestapely.com



 

School Health Center Conference 2008


The Illinois Coalition for School Health Center held its annual conference, Collaboration, Community, Commitment, at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield on May 15th and 16th. School-based health care professionals and partners from across Illinois gathered to
advocate for the school health center model, exchange ideas and learn newtechniques and procedures for their school health centers. This year marked a milestone for the ICSHC, as they introduced their first-ever Youth Advisory Council during the Keynote Session. The ICSHC also handed out their annual Oustanding Leadership Award to Laurie Odell and Dr. Cynthia Mears of the Uplift School Health Center in Chicago. Attendees also participated in a School Health Center 101 Pre-Conference and a State Capitol Day, where attendees were able to speak to their elected officials
about the importance of supporting school health centers. To view pictures from the conference please go here.
 

 



New Marketing Tool Available
 

The ICSHC has developed a new marketing tool called "Why Care" along with a Report Card that gives Illinois school health center statistics and demograhphics for Fiscal Year 2007. Each school health center will receive 25 free "Why Care" booklets after which, they will be available at a minimal
cost. "Why Care" can also be accessed on-line. Please follow the link below to download the marketing tool, the Illinois School Health Center Report Card and the Report Card Talking Points. Contact Megan Erskine at 312-491-8161 or icshc@ilmaternal.org to have a copy sent to your organization or to order more copies for your school health center.

Click here to view and download marketing tools.

 

 

 

CQI plan for School Health Centers


The statewide CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) Plan for FY09 will include a new Mental Health Component, along with the Medical Indicators Update. Please visit the Resources page to read an overview on this year's CQI process. Contact Sue Murray, ICSHC Program Consultant, at smurray@ilmaternal.org for more information.

 



New Online Forum for Illinois School Health Centers!


There is now a new way for the Illinois school health center field to communicate with each other! The Yahoo group is an open forum for school health center providers, staff, partners and supporters to post questions, information and initiate collaborations. The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers will also post upcoming events, meetings and action alerts to keep the Illinois school health center community up- to- date with happenings around the state. Signing up and participating in the group is easy! Please go here for instructions. Please do not hesitate to contact Megan Erskine at 312-491-8161 or merskine@ilmaternal.org for more
information.

 


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Updated on Tuesday, August 12, 2008

 

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