school-based health centers;
parental consent;
school enrollment;
child health;
parenting;
school health;
urban health;
ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT;
CARE;
ELEMENTARY;
CLINICS;
ACCESS;
USERS;
D O I:
10.14485/HBPR.6.1.9
中图分类号:
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号:
1004 ;
120402 ;
摘要:
Objective: We determined whether providing a decline option was associated with lower school-based health center (SBHC) consent rates. Methods: Data for this study are from a SBHC serving an urban public elementary and middle charter school. In the 2015-2016 school year, parents were asked to provide SBHC consent. In 2016-2017, parents who had not returned a form were asked to do so. Results: Among the 1919 students, SBHC enrollment for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years were 50% and 66%, respectively. In 2016, 44% did not return a consent form; by the end of 2017, the proportion dropped to 28%. The proportion of parents who declined to enroll was 6% both years. Conclusions: Providing parents with an option to decline SBHC enrollment does not reduce SBHC enrollment.