School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide a critical point of access to youth in low-resource communities. By providing a combination of primary care, reproductive health, mental health, vision, dental, and nutrition services, SBHCs improve the health, wellbeing, and academic achievement of the students they serve. SBHCs operate in collaboration with schools and community primary care providers to optimize the management of chronic health conditions and other health concerns that may result in suboptimal scholastic achievement and other quality of life measures. Conveniently located in or near school buildings and providing affordable, child- and adolescent-focused care, SBHCs reduce barriers to youth accessing high quality health care. SBHCs provide essential preventive care services such as comprehensive physical examinations and immunizations to students without a primary care provider, assist in the management of chronic health conditions such as asthma, and provide reproductive and sexual health services such as the provision of contraceptives, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and management of pregnancy. Additionally, some SBHCs provide vision screenings, dental care, and nutrition counseling to students who may not otherwise access these services. SBHCs have been demonstrated to be a cost-effective model of health care delivery, reducing both health care and societal costs related to illness, disability, and lost productivity.

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改善儿童和青少年的健康公平和成果：学校健康中心 (SBHC) 的作用

学校健康中心 (SBHC) 为资源匮乏社区的青少年提供了一个关键的接触点。通过提供初级保健、生殖健康、心理健康、视力、牙科和营养服务的组合，SBHC 改善其服务的学生的健康、福祉和学业成绩。 SBHC 与学校和社区初级保健提供者合作，优化对慢性健康状况和其他可能导致学业成绩和其他生活质量指标不佳的健康问题的管理。 SBHC 位于学校建筑内或附近，交通便利，提供负担​​得起的、以儿童和青少年为重点的护理，减少了青少年获得高质量医疗保健的障碍。 SBHC 为没有初级保健提供者的学生提供全面体检和免疫接种等基本预防保健服务，协助管理哮喘等慢性健康状况，并提供生殖和性健康服务，例如提供避孕药具、筛查和治疗性传播感染 (STI) 和妊娠管理。此外，一些 SBHC 为无法获得这些服务的学生提供视力筛查、牙科护理和营养咨询。 SBHC 已被证明是一种具有成本效益的医疗保健提供模式，可减少与疾病、残疾和生产力损失相关的医疗保健和社会成本。