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School Health Services
Author(s) -
Newman Ian M.,
Newman Enid,
Martin Gary L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1981.tb02211.x
Subject(s) - health services , school health , health care , health education , nursing , value (mathematics) , service (business) , medicine , psychology , medical education , business , public health , environmental health , population , political science , computer science , marketing , machine learning , law
Data describing the utilization of school health services in a small rural elementary school were examined in terms of the costs of these services and the contributions of these to the school's educational mission. In the absence of health service personnel, teacher time needed to care for routine and emergency health services would equal almost one half of a teacher's time. When costs of health services wer compared to the value of the services provided by a health aide and part‐time nurse, it was clear that health service costs were minimal compared to the contributions made to the school's educational mission.