On Monday, March 22nd from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., The Erie Community Foundation will host a community forum at the Erie Playhouse, 13 West 10th Street, to discuss school-based health centers for the Erie Community. Guest speaker, Kate Keller, board member of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care and an experienced grantmaker on the topic, will describe the school-based health center model and the benefits it brings to a community.
“School-based health centers are a proven model for increasing access to care--particularly for low-income and medically underserved populations,” said Shiloh Turner, vice president of Programs, The Erie Community Foundation. “Often these children and their families do not have an identified medical home and go without care.”
Across the country over 1,700 school-based health centers are effectively working. The centers literally bring the doctor’s office into the school environment and provide students with a multidisciplinary team of providers. Besides the obvious health benefits, the school-based health center is also beneficial in reducing health-related absences, and supports students by allowing them to be ready to learn in the classroom.
“Thanks to the work of our Community Advisory Panel on health care, we will soon release a Request for Proposal (RFP) to bring the school-based health center model to Erie,” Turner added. “The upcoming community forum is a real opportunity for any school, parent organization, medical provider, or social service provider to learn how to partner with others to respond to the RFP and capitalize on this funding opportunity.”
If you are interested in attending please RSVP by calling 814-454-0843.
A nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, the RCWE’s mission is to connect people with jobs through collaborative workforce development efforts and strong partnerships with economic development, business, education, and government sectors in the Northwest Pennsylvania region.
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