Coronavirus (COVID-19) UPDATES Click Here WYH Advocates for Kids During School Based Health Care Month Home > About Us > Our Blog > 2017 > February > 8 > WYH Advocates for Kids During School Based Health Care Month February 8, 2017 Kate Renna Events | Share This Post: Advocating for what you believe in is important - especially if affects the lives of millions of children across New York State. On February 7th, Whitney Young Health staff and board members attended the New York School-Based Health Advocacy Day at the Empire State Plaza along with hundreds of other students, teachers and health professionals from all across the state to advocate for School-Based Health Centers (SBHC). Advocacy day is a chance to meet with local and state elected officials to stress how crucial funding school-based health centers is and without them, these children would go without proper healthcare. It was also a chance to connect with the elected officials and educate them about our organization and how we make a difference right in their own backyard. School Based Health Centers hold a special importance in achieving Whitney Young Health's mission as we are currently inside three elementary schools in the Albany City School District: Giffen Memorial Elementary School, Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy and Sheridan Preparatory Academy. Our school-based health centers provide comprehensive and coordinated primary and preventive health services, including routine management of chronic diseases like asthma. We also provide immunizations, mental health counseling, and lab tests and screenings to detect illnesses. Providing these services right in the schools allow the students to have their illnesses detected early so they don't have to be sent home if not necessary or have to wait to get an appointment with their primary care physician and end up being absent from school for a number of days. It also brings convenience to the parents as they don't have to take off time from work since the children are seen right in their school. Over 70% of students in these three schools are signed up to use the school-based health centers when needed; however, everyone attending those schools is eligible. To read more about this year’s School-Based Health Advocacy Day agenda and what is specifically being addressed this year, click here. 0 Comments Leave a Reply Name * Email * (Your email will not be publicly displayed.) Comment Please type the letters and numbers shown in the image. Click the image to see another captcha. ARCHIVE October 2021 September 2021 May 2021 April 2021 February 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 March 2015 CATEGORIES events news TAGS #blm 2020 50th anniversary aca affordable care act albany albany county april 2020 award winners black communities black history month black lives matter books coronavirus covid-19 dan bazile donations equinox, inc. events first responders health health disparities healthcare inequality history in the news issues legacy event maria college masks may 2021 mental health merger proposal mobile health unit national health center week news newsletter pandemic people of color primary care protesters safe @ whitney safety spectrum news students swinburne building testing times union times union center to your health vaccine walk-up testing watervliet whitney on wheels whitney young health winter CONTACTS 920 Lark Drive, Albany, NY 12207 518-465-4771 info@wmyhealth.org Follow Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Follow Us on LinkedIn Follow Us on Instagram FREQUENTLY USED FORMS WYH Patient Welcome Packet 2020 Updated.pdf Registration Form-Fillable School-Based Health Center Registration Whitney on Wheels-CHILD Registration Form Dental Services Medical History Advance Directive Forms Guest Dosing Form Sliding Fee Scale Discount Application Travel Immunizations Packet WIC Forms COMMON LINKS Board Portal Careers Directions & Hours Donate Employee Portal Forms Services NEWSLETTER SIGNUP WYH MISSION Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center's Mission is to provide access to consistent quality healthcare without regard to income. © 2021 Whitney M Young Health Website by Web Instinct Home Sitemap Contact Us