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Megan Cusick, the school librarian at the Orr Campus of Small Schools in Chicago, wrote an article about a partnership between the school library and the school health center for the National Assembly of School-Based Health Care newsletter. Please click here to read the article.

The School Health Center Fiscal Year 08 Report Card
is now available!

The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers is pleased to announce that the School Health Center FY08 Report Card is now available. Data was collected from 43 out of the 50 school health centers that reported and compiled into statewide, downstate, suburban Chicago and Chicago -wide templates. Please use these valuable tools to bring awareness to and advocate on behalf of school health centers during meetings with legislators, funders, sponsoring agencies and other venues that would benefit from learning more about the school health center statewide landscape. You can access the School Health Center Report Cards here. You may also access them from the links below:

Statewide School Health Center Report Card FY08

Downstate School Health Center Report Card FY08

Suburban Chicago School Health Center Report Card FY08

Chicago School Health Center Report Card FY08

ICSHC Marketing Tools

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.

Why Care
Illinois School Health Center Report Card FY 2007
Report Card Talking Points

Reducing Costs, Improving Health, Costs and Benefits of Illinois School Health Centers

The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers (ICSHC) is pleased to release the first analysis of its kind that demonstrates the cost-savings realized from Illinois School Health Centers. At the beginning of the 2005-06 school year, ICSHC contracted with the Center for Impact Research to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of Illinois School Health Centers. Made possible by a grant from the VNA Foundation, the Center conducted key informant interviews with policy makers, advocates and professionals within the school health center field. They analyzed encounter data, financial information and national school health center findings to demonstrate the benefits of school health centers.

The cost-benefit analysis shows Illinois School Health Centers are responsible for the following savings to Illinois:

· $2.5 million per year by reducing emergency room visits

· $1.77 per year by providing immunizations

· $233,000 to 342,000 by reducing asthma hospitalizations

To download a copy of the Cost-Benefit Analysis please click here.

The Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers is pleased to announce the publication of

Striking a Balance
Administrative Cost-Sharing in School Health Centers:
A Feasibility Study

The ICSHC has identified the creation of a centralized administrative system for Illinois school health centers as way to address many of the challenges that may affect the future of this important health care delivery system. By creating and implementing a centralized system, ICSHC anticipates that client services will be enhanced, quality of services will be improved and revenues will be increased. Please read the the study for a complete list of our recommendations.

This project was made possible with help from the Chicago Community Trust. Please click here to view the paper and the appendix.

Illinois School Health Center Prevention Programs Project

In the fall and winter of 2004, University of Illinois at Chicago MPH student Jeanine Menczywor, in Collaboration with the Maternal and Child Health Program at UIC and the ICSHC, surveyed school health centers across the state about the prevention programs offered at their sites. In the spring of 2005, she published a Summary of the Results and Prevention Programs Resource Guide. You can view the guide by clicking here. We extend out gratitude to Jeanine for putting together such a valuable resource for School Health centers.

ICSHC Releases First Report of Illinois School Health Centers!

Illinois School Health Centers: A Status Report of Programs and Services

The report provides a statewide picture of Illinois School Health Centers and services provided during the 2002-03 school year. View the report by clicking here. Contact the ICSHC to request a copy. Additional copies can be ordered for a nominal fee.

School-Based Health Centers in Chicago, Current Status and Challenges for the Future

A new paper by Brenda Bannor for the Michael Reese Health Trust has just been published.

To view the paper please click here.

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