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 Subcommitee

SHCs Behavioral Health Subcommittee is comprised of school-based behavioral health providers, school administrators, and other interested organizations located in the New Orleans Metropolitan 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 this committees main goals is to match behavioral health resources with schools needs.

Communications, Advocacy, Policy, and Sustainability Subcommittee
~ Communications and Marketing Strategy
~ Branding of SHC
~ Collaborate with LASBHC and NASBHC on advocacy for state and federal funding
~ Researching successful SBHC models to ensure sustainability of beyond Kellogg grant funding

Program Planning, Facilities, and Standards Subcommittee
~ Create a Site Selection Tool to be used for determining new SBHCs funded in the GNO area
~ Ensure quality construction and maintenance of sites
~ Work on Continuous Quality Improvement of clinics and clinical practice

Research, Evaluation, and Health Information Technology Subcommittee
~ Provide guidance and approval of SHC evaluation plan, the Asthma Historical Perspective Cohort Study, and the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board
~ Assist 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
~ Childrens Bureau of New Orleans
~ Childrens Defense Fund
~ Childrens 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