School-based Health Center discussions continue
This week school board members conducted a public work session to further study the concept of placing a school-based Health Center on or near Lincoln Alternative High School.
The Walla Walla County Health Department, under the guidance of Harvey Crowder and Holly Howard, recently completed a feasibiltity study to determine whether this type of service is needed and would be accepted in Walla Walla. The two-month study featuring surveys, vast research and numerous meetings revealed the need is great and that Walla Walla would embrace this type of adolence health service.
A 30-plus member local committee has also been formed this summer to further research and advocate for a school-based health center at Lincoln. There are several school-based health centers in operation in Washington state. These centers are not managed or funded by the local school districts. An outside agency is responsible for the daily operations, service and financing.
Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors are expected to be asked by the Walla Walla School-Based Health Center Committee to support the concept of having a school-based health center at Lincoln and to agree to the scope of services that would be offered.
Organizers are planning to come back to the school board Sept. 2 with a Memorandum of Agreement with hopes of furthering the process. Grant dollars are expected to be the primary funding sources for the school-based health center if it gets approval to move ahead.
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