The Costs and Benefits of School Health Centers: A Fact Sheet Prepared for the Illinois Coalition for School Health
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Impact Research
Author(s)/Creator(s): Elizabeth Bax; Lise McKean; Sarah Lessem
Publishing Date: 2006-02-01
Issue Areas: Children and Youth; Health and Medicine; Welfare and Public Assistance
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This fact sheet describes the costs and estimates the benefits to the state of Illinois that accrue from thirty-eight School Health Centers that receive partial funding from the Illinois Department of Human Services. The study focuses on benefits from reduced asthma hospitalizations, reduced emergency room visits, and increased immunizations provided for Illinois school-age children.
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