Steering Committee

SHC works with a Steering Committee of health care providers, school officials and other stakeholders to rebuild School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs), achieve a higher standard of care in SBHCs, and identify strategies to ensure the sustainability of SBHCs in the Metro area.

SHC Steering Committee Members:

• City of New Orleans
• Daughters of Charity of New Orleans Seton Resource Center for Child Development
• Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority
• Jefferson Parish Public School System
• Louisiana Department of Education – Recovery School District
• Louisiana Office of Public Health – Adolescent School Health Program
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
• Methodist Health System Foundation, Inc.
• Metropolitan Human Services District
• Orleans Parish School Board
• The Louisiana Assembly of School Based Health Care
• Tulane University School of Medicine

Behavioral Health Subcommittee

SHCs Behavioral Health Subcommittee is comprised of school-based behavioral health providers, school administrators, and other interested organizations located in the greater New Orleans area. The behavioral health providers offer a wide range of programs and services and this committee serves as venue to share this programmatic information. One of the committee’s main goals is to match behavioral health resources with schools needs.

Communications, Advocacy, Policy, and Sustainability Subcommittee

SHC’s communications, advocacy, policy, and sustainability subcommittee is concerned with the, communications, marketing, and branding strategies for SHC. The committee collaborates with LASBHC and NASBHC on advocacy for state and federal funding and researches successful SBHC models to ensure sustainability of beyond Kellogg grant funding.

Program Planning, Facilities, and Standards Subcommittee

SHC’s program planning, facilities, and standards subcommittee ensures site selection is make based upon a set of standards, quality in the construction and maintenance of the sites, and continuously seeks quality improvement of the clinics and clinical practices.

Research, Evaluation, and Health Information Technology Subcommittee

SHC’s research, evaluation, and health information technology subcommittee provides guidance and approval of SHC evaluation plan, the Asthma Historical Perspective Cohort Study, and the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board. The subcommittee also assists in the selection of EMR software and in the design of the EMR implementation plan

In additional to the original twelve steering committee members, the following organizations actively participate on SHC committees:

• Algiers Charters Schools Association
• Baptist Community Ministries
• Behavioral Health Action Network
• Center for Empowered Decision Making
• Children’s Bureau of New Orleans
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Children’s Health Fund
• Communities In Schools
• The Early Childhood & Family Learning Foundation
• EXCELth
• Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership
• Healthy Lifestyle Choices
• Institute of Mental Hygiene
• Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies
• Louisiana Office of Mental Health
• LSU Health System Health Care Services Division
• Mercy Family Center
• New Orleans Adolescent Hospital
• Rand Corporation
• Save the Children
• St. Bernard Parish Schools
• The Eyes Have It
• The University of New Orleans