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.
Save the Dates
Pathways to Resilience: 2025 MASBHC Annual Conference
May 15, 2025
Location: The Meeting House in Columbia Maryland
Stay tuned for more info!
Awards Dinner
May 14, 2025
If you are interested in sponsoring the Awards Dinner, please email Barbara Masiulis, MASBHC Executive Director.
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.
To learn more about the award and Susan, click here.
To nominate someone and access the nomination form here.
Nominations are due by April 8, 2025, 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 8, 2025, at the close of business.
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 14, 2025.
Webinars & Events
Seeing is Believing, Vision Screening and Beyond presented by Tresa M.S. Wiggins MSN, RN, CPNP
March 19, 2025
View the webinar here.
View the PowerPoint here.
Supporting Anxious Youth: Practical Strategies for School-based Providers presented by Erika Chiappini, PhD
February 25, 2025
View the webinar here.
View the PowerPoint here.
Check out more recordings of our webinars and trainings here.