School-Based Health Centers in Ohio: The Model, Landscape, and Opportunities for Partnership
Join us for an informative webinar exploring the role of school-based health centers (SBHCs) in supporting the health and well-being of Ohio’s youth. SBHCs are an evidence-driven approach that brings healthcare directly to students where they spend much of their time — at school. Through partnerships between schools and community healthcare providers, SBHCs increase access to comprehensive care, including primary care, behavioral health, oral health, vision services, care coordination, and other wraparound supports.
This session will provide an overview of the SBHC model, examine the current landscape of SBHCs across Ohio, and highlight how these centers help address barriers to care in under-resourced communities and areas impacted by transportation and provider shortages. Participants will also explore opportunities for collaboration between prevention professionals, schools, and SBHCs to strengthen prevention efforts and improve outcomes for students and families.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the school-based health center (SBHC) model, including the range of services SBHCs provide to support student health and well-being.
- Identify the current landscape of SBHCs in Ohio and recognize how SBHCs address barriers to care in under-resourced communities and areas with limited healthcare access.
- Explore opportunities for collaboration between prevention professionals, schools, and SBHCs to strengthen prevention efforts and improve outcomes for students and families.
Essential Details:
Cost: Free
Location: Teams Webinar
CEUs: Prevention CEUs will be applied for
Meet the Speaker
Katherine Bissett | Director of Initiatives, Ohio Alliance
Katherine serves as the Ohio Alliance’s Director of Initiatives, providing leadership and oversight to the organization’s capacity building, technical assistance, and outreach programming. Katherine brings extensive experience to the Ohio Alliance, spending the last decade of her career developing equity focused school-based health programs in Maryland and Ohio. She has designed her career to focus on being a partner and ally to her patients and families. Her prior roles include working with MetroHealth System’s School Health Program, John Hopkins University Rales Health Center, Case Western School of Nursing, and most recently serving as an independent SBHC consultant with the Ohio Alliance. Katherine is a graduate of the University of Richmond and the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
At home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Katherine enjoys hiking, traveling, reading, and cooking with her four children, dog, and husband Scott.
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