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Collaborating with key school partners: triumphs and challenges.

Webb V, Bannor B

Cook County Department of Public Health, 1010 Lake Street, Suite 300, Oak Park, IL 60301, USA. vwebb@cookcountygov.com

Problems that affect the health and well-being of the nation's children and youth are becoming increasingly complex and interrelated, requiring the joint efforts of education, health, and social service systems. School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide a bridge between these disciplines. Professionals who staff SBHCs routinely interface with key partners within their host schools. This article provides lessons from the field, exploring the intricacies of the collaborative process from the perspective of 17 nurse practitioners working in an SBHC in Cook County, Illinois.

Published 5 December 2005 in Nurs Clin North Am, 40(4): 689-97, ix.
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