Economic Evaluation of School-Based Health Centers: A Community Guide Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

A recent Community Guide systematic review of effectiveness of school-based health centers (SBHCs) showed that SBHCs improved educational and health outcomes. This review evaluates the economic cost and benefit of SBHCs.

Evidence acquisition

Using economic systematic review methods developed for The Community Guide, 6,958 papers were identified for the search period January 1985 to September 2014. After two rounds of screening, 21 studies were included in this review: 15 studies reported on cost and nine on benefit; three studies had both cost and benefit information. All expenditures in this review were presented in 2013 U.S. dollars.

Evidence synthesis

Analyses were conducted in 2014. Intervention cost had two main components: start-up cost and operating cos

SUBMITTER: Ran T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6173311 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature