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49 <br /> We know our students have unmet health needs..... <br /> From OCS Spring 2006 Communities That Care Survey <br /> * 17.78% of 6t"graders (450 students surveyed), 18.63 % of 8th graders (408 students <br /> surveyed), and 19.47% of 10th graders (457 students surveyed) reported having their first <br /> beer before the age of 11. <br /> 0 2.44% of 6"'graders, 5.39% of 8th graders, and 5.69% of 10�' graders always threaten to hurt <br /> people. <br /> From Spring 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey <br /> 0 27% of OCS 8th graders seriously considered suicide in the previous year. <br /> 0 35% of OCS 8th graders reported that they had felt so sad or hopeless for 2+weeks in a row <br /> that they stopped doing their usual activities in the last 12 months. <br /> School-Based Health Centers? <br /> (SBHC) <br /> We propose a one-year exploratory process to determine whether it is desirable and feasible to <br /> develop a School-Based Health Center(SBHC) at CW Stanford Middle School ... <br /> as a first step in a system-wide strategy <br /> to address unmet health needs of students in the OCSD. <br /> Propose a Steering Committee <br /> Leader: OCSD Superintendent <br /> Co-Leader: OCSD Health Dept. Director <br /> Members: <br /> Director, OCSD Student Services <br /> Director, OCSD Healthful Living <br /> Director, OCSD Adolescents in Need <br /> Director, School Exceptional Children Program <br /> Leader, OCSD School Health Advisory Council <br /> Steering Committee Members (Continued) <br /> County Commissioner Chair, or designee <br /> Health Dept Board Member <br /> OCSD Board Member <br /> DSS Board Member <br /> Local Physician <br /> Director, Piedmont Health Services <br /> UNC Adolescent Medicine Physician <br /> OCSD Nursing Supervisor <br /> OPC Mental Health Consultant <br /> Juvenile Justice representation <br /> CW Stanford Middle School Principal <br /> Many Questions for Steering Committee to Address... <br /> • Is SBHC desirable? <br /> • Is SBHC feasible? <br /> • Which students and which services? <br />