MASBHC

Maryland Assembly on School-Based Health Care

BMoreFit 2015 DanceWalk!

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Lace Up Your Dance Shoes And Prepare to Have Fun!

Join the Baltimore Fitness Academy for their 2015 DanceWalk. The Baltimore Fitness Academy, better known as BMoreFit, will host their 2015 DanceWalk this Saturday July 18th. The mission of BMoreFit  is to improve children’s health and academic performance by addressing obesity and physical inactivity in school-aged children. Show off your dancing skills for a musical mile and help raise funds for this great organization!

RACE DETAILS

Start location: Lafayette and Mount Royal Streets (Look for our BMoreFit/ DanceWalk table!)

Finish location: Preston Street Stage

Every participant receives a DanceWalk t-shirt and other cool stuff! Children under 10 may join in Dancewalk with a registered adult at no additional cost. Race packet and t-shirt not included. Registration is $20.

Click Here to Register! 

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Leading the Way Success!

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On Tuesday May 19th, MASBHC held its 10th Annual Conference, “Leading the Way for School-Based Health in Maryland.” This year’s conference took place at The Gathering Place in Clarksville, Maryland was attended by over 140 school based health professionals.

We were excited to feature a keynote speech by School Based Health Alliance’s President, John Schlitt. who discussed health care reform and what it means for school based health centers moving forward. The conference consisted of variety of breakout sessions that were very well received by our attendees. Sessions included: Billing and Coding Update, Hallways to Health Panel, Oral Health and Dental Emergencies among Students, Evidence Based Mental Health Assessment, Sustainable Funding for Behavioral Health, Supporting the Health Needs of Diverse Populations and Newcomers, Social and Emotional Wellness of the School Community, and Telemedicine: The Future is Now.

New this year was the complimentary chair massages by Infinite Massages as part of our vendor exhibit. This allowed attendees to take a few minutes to destress during the day. In addition to the chair massages, the vendor exhibit including information provided by Amerigroup, Riverside Health, Care Clix, Center for School Mental Health, and the School Health Corporation.

MASBHC was really excited to present our traditional Apple Awards to Senator Rich Madaleno and Delegate Bonnie Cullison for their support and guidance on the recent passing of the Council for the Advancement of School Based Health Bill. Senator Madaleno attended the conference and was given his Apple award by MASBHC President Barb Masiulis. Although Delegate Cullison was not able to attend we still wanted to acknowledge her support of school-based health.

MASBHC’s 2015 Annual Conference would not have been possible without support from our sponsors: Maryland State Department of Education and Kaiser Permanente.

It was another successful conference and we couldn’t be more appreciative of all the folks that made it go off without a hitch. MASBHC strives to give our conference attendees a day of new experiences and useful information and we definitely succeeded with this year’s conference. Thanks to all of our attendees, sponsors, and speakers. Special thanks to the MASBHC Technical Assistance Committee for all their hard work in making this wonderful day come together and to the MASBHC Board of Directors for their support year round!

For more conference photos visit our Facebook page!

2015 Advocacy Day: CASBHC Bill Has Passed!

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MASBHC held its annual Advocacy Day on Monday February 9th. The event was a success with MASBHC representatives from Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and the Eastern Shore visiting over 35 legislators. MASBHC was also thrilled to have our SBHC student representatives from Northwood High School participate in Advocacy Day this year. The legislators were very excited to hear firsthand from the students the benefits of a school-based health centers in their school and what it has meant to them.

The focus of MASBHC advocacy this year was to support a bill that would reorganize and update an existing state SBHC leadership council that was codified in 2002. Given the dramatic changes to our health care system, an update to the council was deemed necessary to better meet the needs of SBHC’s in Maryland. The bill was the Council for the Advancement of School Based Health Bill. This bill was sponsored by our legislative champions, Delegate Bonnie Cullison and Senator Rich Madaleno. MASBHC felt that it was critical to support this new bill because it would bring together the right people to ensure school based health centers are part of the emerging health and education reform efforts.

In March, the bill was heard in both the House and Senate committees. MASBHC was thrilled to have two students from Northwood High School return to Annapolis to testify in support of the bill when it was heard in the House committee.

MASBHC is very thrilled to let our members know that our advocacy efforts paid off and the Council for the Advancement of School Based Health bill has passed! MASBHC is so thankful for the wonderful leadership, efforts, and advocacy of Robyn Elliot and Public Policy Partners and the leadership and vision of our champions in the House and Senate – Delegate Cullison and Senator Madeleno!

 

Northwood Students with Del Cullsion at Advocacy Day

Advocacy Night: Northwood High School Students with Delegate Cullison

MASBHC reps and Northwood Students after testifying in front of the house committee

Northwood Students after testifying in front of the House Committee along with Sapna Hencinski, MASBHC Project Manager, Donna Behrens, MASBHC Board Member, and representatives from the Montgomery County Health Department

Maryland Assembly on
School-Based Health Care

PO Box 716
Baltimore, MD 21203
masbhc@gmail.com





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