Volume II of a three-volume guide to school-based and school-linked health centers, this document is designed to help community advocates successfully navigate the planning, implementation, and early evaluation stages of a school-based health clinic/school-linked health clinic (SBHC/SLHC). The individual chapters in this volume address the key…

This guide provides school leaders with a framework and tools for developing and implementing a comprehensive school health program. Theoretical and scientific information relating to students' needs is outlined, and approaches that have proven successful in other schools are described. The book is divided into three parts: The first, "Why…