The Maryland Assembly is an advocacy organization that promotes school-based health care as a means to advance the belief that all Maryland children and youth have a basic fundamental right to access and receive comprehensive, quality health care.
School-based health care represents an essential strategy toward improving the lives of Maryland’s children and their families and optimizing their ability to become contributing members of society. School-based health care addresses the unique needs of children and youth and increases access to medical, mental, dental and/or other health related services.
MASBHC’s biggest initiatives include our participation in Hallways to Health through the School Based Health Alliance, our annual conference, and our advocacy work.
The 2024 Maryland SBHC Conference will feature:
- Keynote Speaker-Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health, State of Maryland
- Keynote Speaker-Dr. Maria Trent, Johns Hopkins, American Health Professor
- Nine workshops on highly relevant and timely pediatric health topics
- Exhibits and networking opportunities.
- The conference will be offered in-person and virtual.
If you are a non-profit organization interested in exhibiting at the upcoming conference, please email organizers at [email protected].
To be held at The Meeting House, Columbia Maryland.
Register here!
| The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care proudly announces its Inaugural Awards Dinner, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 5:00 PM at The Meeting House in Columbia. May 15th is the evening before the MD SBHC conference. The evening will be a night to celebrate and honor individuals and organizations making a difference in school-based health care and the lives of students in Maryland, a time to network with your friends and colleagues, and a time to gain inspiration from our guest speaker Dr Joshua Sharfstein. The Evening’s Honored Guest Speaker Dr. Joshua Sharfstein Lifetime Achievement Honorees The National Center for School Mental Health Deborah C. Somerville, MPH, RN The evening will include Informative exhibits by sponsors and a silent auction and raffle to support MASBHC to continue its work supporting Maryland SBHCs. Don’t miss out on this special evening! We hope you plan to attend and bring your family and friends. MASBHC has made hotel arrangements for those attending the Awards Dinner and the SBHC Conference the next day. To purchase tickets and learn more about the event, please visit this LINK. Ticket purchase note: under the “add contribution to keep the Zeffy platform we use 100% free” there is an “other” button and $0 can be chosen. Thank you and we hope to see you there,The Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care Board of Directors *MASBHC has made hotel arrangements for those attending the Awards Dinner and the SBHC Conference the next day. |
| Thank you to our Outstanding Sponsors in Making this Event Possible! |
 Champion Level SponsorWellpoint |
 Advocate LevelKaiser Permanente |
 Partner Level Sponsor.Medstar Family Choice |
 Supporter Level SponsorMaryland Physicians Care |
 Supporter Level SponsorPriority Partners |
MASBHC is Very Proud to Announce Two Important Awards this year!
Annual Susan Borinsky Outstanding School-Based Health Center Nurse Clinician Award
About the Award: Susan Borinsky was lost to COVID-19 on November 1, 2020. In her memory and to honor her long-standing devotion to and career as a nurse practitioner in Baltimore school-based health centers, the Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Center is creating the Annual Susan Borinsky Outstanding School-Based Health Center Nurse Clinician Award. The award will be conferred each year to an outstanding nurse or nurse-practitioner who demonstrates passion and commitment to serving children and youth in a school-based health center in Maryland. The recipient of the Susan Borinsky award will be recognized as a nurse or nurse practitioner who always goes ‘above and beyond’ to manifest the vision of quality school-based health care for all young people. Selection of the awardee will be made by members of the MASBHC board in consultation with Mark Borinsky, Susan’s husband.
To learn more about the award and Susan, click here.
To nominate someone and access the nomination form here.
Nominations are due by April 9, 2024, at the close of business.
MASBHC Announces SBHC Rising Leadership Award
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care (MASBHC) wishes to announce a new annual award. The SBHC Rising Leadership Award will recognize each year an outstanding SBHC provider who has worked at least 3-5 years in a SBHC and already demonstrates an outstanding commitment, passion, leadership, and innovation in their role with students, families, the SBHC, and the school community. The provider may be a medical provider, behavioral health provider, oral health provider, health educator, youth development specialist, nutritionist, medical assistant, or other front line staff member.
Please submit the name of your nominee along with a description of their role in your school-based health center, length of time the individual has worked in the school-based health center, and a short essay (500 words or less) describing the qualities that would make them a good candidate for the SBHC Rising Leadership Award.
To nominate someone and access the nomination form, here.
Nominations are due by April 9, 2024, at the close of business.
We look forward to hearing from everyone!
These Awards are offered by The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care Board of Directors.
The Award will be presented at the MASBHC Inaugural Awards Dinner on May 15, 2024.
MD Resolution Honoring Maryland SBHCs!
On February 9, 2024, Speaker Adrienne Jones recognized MD SBHCs for their efforts in supporting Maryland’s most vulnerable students with a resolution honoring National SBHC Awareness Month. Representatives from the MASBHC and MDH SBHC Program attended the ceremony. Thanks to Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr for her support in obtaining the resolution.
Webinars & Events
Addressing the Health Needs of Students with Developmental Disabilities
April 30, 2024, at 3pm
Presenters:
Serene Habayeb, PhD
Naterra Walker, CPNP-PC
Children’s National Hosptial
This webinar will offer an overview of the health needs of students with Developmental Disabilities. An update on autism spectrum disorder will be presented. Tips on conducting effective physical exams and health screenings with this population will be shared. Resources for addressing the mental health needs of this population also will be discussed.
CME/CE (1 credit) will be available for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, physicians, social workers and behavioral health providers. Provided through the Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Careand Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc.and is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This webinar is free to participate. Register here.
This webinar is supported fully by the Maryland Department of Health.
The Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care presented:
Empowering Change: Strategies for Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
March 14, 2024, at 3pm
Presenters include:
Albara Marwa, MD, MPH, FAAP, CDCES, BC-ADM, D-ABOM
Taylor Kasoff, RD, LDN
Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
To view the webinar, click here.
To view the Powerpoint, click here.
The Health Care Needs of Children in Foster Care
February 27, 2024, at 3pm
Presenters include:
Lisa Horne, RN, MS
Shawnett Mills, LCPC
Child Welfare Office
Maryland Department of Human Services
The webinar is intended to provide key stakeholders with an overview of child welfare’s health service requirements and areas for improvement to promote wellness for children in foster care. The mental health needs of students in foster care also will be addressed.
CME/CE (1 credit) will be available for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, physicians, social workers and behavioral health providers. Provided through the Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc.
- To view the webinar, click here.
This webinar is supported fully by the Maryland Department of Health.