Kirchner JoAnn E, Rule Chris, Kramer Teresa L, Bennett Leigh Anne, Otwell Sharon
Veteran's Administration South Central Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706, USA.
Acad Med. 2007 Jan;82(1):107-12. doi: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000249916.17372.e6.
Creating school and community partnerships with academic health centers (AHC) offers one strategy for initiating and sustaining broad-based change in health systems. This article describes the development, initial evaluation, and current iteration of the Arkansas Partners in Behavioral Health Sciences Model, a collaboration between personnel from an AHC and K-12 schools to address behavioral health issues in children. The model's focus on education, research, and service provides an opportunity for AHC faculty and school personnel to collaborate to promote mental health in school-aged youth. Quantitative and qualitative methods have been used to inform development and confirm effectiveness of the program. From 2001 through 2005, more than 2,700 school personnel from 72 of the 75 counties in Arkansas participated in more than 30,000 hours of continuing education. The programs have also targeted students using interactive televideo presentations, supplemental classroom curricula, and an exhibit in a state science museum, resulting in an outreach to more than 2,500 youths. Results of longitudinal and randomized studies also show changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. In an era of extraordinary need and finite resources for school systems, AHCs are poised to provide the critical link to improve the scientific knowledge and understanding of behavioral health conditions. The current program targets behavioral health, but AHCs also can incorporate other health conditions, scientific topics, and medical interventions to provide a important service for the public and to accomplish an important mission toward health leadership in the community.
与学术健康中心（AHC）建立学校和社区伙伴关系，为启动和维持卫生系统的广泛变革提供了一种策略。本文描述了阿肯色州行为健康科学伙伴模式的发展、初步评估和当前迭代情况，该模式是AHC的人员与K-12学校之间的合作，旨在解决儿童的行为健康问题。该模式对教育、研究和服务的关注，为AHC教员和学校人员提供了合作促进学龄青年心理健康的机会。已使用定量和定性方法为项目开发提供信息并确认其有效性。从2001年到2005年，阿肯色州75个县中的72个县的2700多名学校人员参加了超过30000小时的继续教育。这些项目还通过交互式电视视频演示、补充课堂课程和在州科学博物馆举办的展览针对学生，覆盖了超过2500名青少年。纵向和随机研究的结果也显示了知识、态度和行为方面的变化。在学校系统有特殊需求且资源有限的时代，AHC有望提供关键联系，以提高对行为健康状况的科学认识和理解。当前项目以行为健康为目标，但AHC也可以纳入其他健康状况、科学主题和医疗干预措施，为公众提供重要服务，并在社区健康领导力方面完成一项重要使命。
