http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2007/03/14/children-schip-schools-and-access/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:42 -0500 hourly 1 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2007/03/14/children-schip-schools-and-access/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 Healthcare Economist · Reauthorizing SCHIP Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:59:56 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2007/03/14/children-schip-schools-and-access/#comment-1784 [...] Another view comes from the Health Affairs blog. In a recent post, Sarah Dine argues that providing health insurance for children isn’t enough; enabling children to easily access high quality care can be just as or more important. Ms. Dine cites a paper by Julia Lear which posits that health care professionals can often best treat children right in their own schools. The abstract from the paper is quoted below. “A vast array of child health professionals—99,000 counselors; 56,000 nurses; 30,000 school psychologists; 15,000 social workers; and smaller numbers of dental hygienists, dentists, physicians, and substance abuse counselors—provide care to children and adolescents at school. However, most thought leaders in child health know little about this “hidden” system of care or are skeptical about its capacity to contribute to children’s well-being. Increased interest in prevention and chronic disease management, powered by escalating concern about childhood overweight, might end the isolation of school health programs and link them more effectively to community-based prevention programs and health care services.” [...] [...] Another view comes from the Health Affairs blog. In a recent post, Sarah Dine argues that providing health insurance for children isn’t enough; enabling children to easily access high quality care can be just as or more important. Ms. Dine cites a paper by Julia Lear which posits that health care professionals can often best treat children right in their own schools. The abstract from the paper is quoted below. “A vast array of child health professionals—99,000 counselors; 56,000 nurses; 30,000 school psychologists; 15,000 social workers; and smaller numbers of dental hygienists, dentists, physicians, and substance abuse counselors—provide care to children and adolescents at school. However, most thought leaders in child health know little about this “hidden” system of care or are skeptical about its capacity to contribute to children’s well-being. Increased interest in prevention and chronic disease management, powered by escalating concern about childhood overweight, might end the isolation of school health programs and link them more effectively to community-based prevention programs and health care services.” [...]

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