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Barriers To Providing School-Based Health Care: International Case Comparisons, Denise Seigart, Elaine Dietsch, Michèle Parent
Barriers To Providing School-Based Health Care: International Case Comparisons, Denise Seigart, Elaine Dietsch, Michèle Parent
Denise Seigart
Background: This article reports on an international collaborative study which compared school-based health care in the United States of America, Canada and Australia.
Method: Tri-nation school-based health care was compared and contrasted through the utilisation of a series of interpretive case studies. Grounded theory approaches informed the data analysis and reporting processes.
Findings: Unlike the US, Canadian and Australian school students rarely have access to school-based health care on site. All three nations face structural, cultural and societal barriers, often related to limited resources which limit the effectiveness of school-based health care.
Discussion: The benefits of school-based health care and …