Brooklyn officials protest state budget cuts to school health clinics
Petition: Centers in Brooklyn help keep disadvantaged kids healthy
The state is poised to reduce funds for a program that helps keep disadvantaged children healthy, reduces school absenteeism — and actually saves the state money.
School-based health centers (SBHC), which operate like doctor’s offices within schools, have been providing primary health care and first aid to New York City public school students for 25 years.
Now, however, the state Department of Health (DOH) has proposed changing how these centers are reimbursed. Services will be cut at many of the centers, creating instability, officials said.