Providing medical services through school-based health programs. Council on Scientific Affairs
Resolution 162, which was adopted at the 1987 Annual Meeting by the Board
of Trustees, called on the American Medical Association to study the
efficacy of school-based health clinics. Recent data show that a
significant number of school-aged youth are in need of an adequate source
of health care. School-based health programs constitute a promising avenue
for providing health services to adolescents, particularly in medically
underserved areas. Although there are insufficient data to support
universal establishment of school-based health programs, small-scale
studies suggest that such programs are a viable means to increase access to
health care for youth.
