High School Students’ Self-Reported Use of School Clinics and Nurses

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• Alternative Title:
  J Sch Nurs
• Personal Author:
  Harper, Christopher R. ; Liddon, Nicole ; Dunville, Richard ; Habel, Melissa A.
• Description:
  Access to school health clinics and nurses has been linked with improved student achievement and health. Unfortunately, no studies have examined how many students report using school clinics or nurses and for which services. This study addressed this gap with data from a nationally representative sample of 15- to 25-year-olds. Respondents who reported being in high school were provided a list of services and asked whether they had gone to a school nurse or clinic for any of the listed services. Nearly 90% reported having access to a school clinic or nurse. Among students with access, 65.6% reported using at least one service. Non-White students and younger students were more likely to report having access to a clinic or nurse. These results show many students have access to clinics or nurses and are using these services, although not uniformly for all services.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Female Humans Male Nurses School Health Services School Nursing Schools Self Report Students United States Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Asthma Chronic Diseases Communicable Diseases Health/Wellness Immunizations Quantitative Research
• Source:
  J Sch Nurs. 32(5):324-328
• Pubmed ID:
  27302959
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10926091
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c477d7e4ea61f4941e59294678475582d1cc29c1f6c2673e52abd1d6ecdb1685
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/151661/cdc_151661_DS1.pdf
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