Help us raise $10,000 to strengthen school-based health care across Ohio

The Ohio School-Based Health Alliance (Ohio Alliance) is raising $10,000 in flexible support to strengthen Ohio’s school-based health care infrastructure and help more students, families, and communities access care where they already are — at school.

A student with worsening asthma can be seen during the school day, have their treatment plan adjusted, and return to class. Another student can attend a standing behavioral health appointment without needing transportation, a parent to leave work, or time away from school.

That is the value of school-based health care.

Across Ohio, school-based health centers connect children and families to needed services by bringing health care directly into schools. These centers help:

· Keep students healthy and in school.

· Reduce avoidable emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and other high-cost care.

· Support parents and guardians by reducing the need to leave work for appointments.

What’s the impact?

Ohio’s school-based health care network continues to grow. The Ohio Alliance estimates that more than 140 SBHCs are active statewide. Through the 2025–2026 Ohio SBHC Annual Census, 125 SBHCs were verified across 38 of Ohio’s 88 counties.

Among 105 reporting sites, SBHCs provided 159,101 visits and served 69,486 patients during the 2025–2026 school year. Among sites reporting insurance data, 60% of patients ages 0–18 were enrolled in Medicaid and 13% were uninsured.

In many underserved communities, including rural Ohio and Appalachia, an SBHC may be one of the most accessible sources of health care for students and families.

Why the Ohio Alliance?

The Ohio School-Based Health Alliance is the only independent, nonprofit, statewide organization dedicated to advancing and sustaining school-based health care in Ohio.

The Ohio Alliance’s work focuses on three core areas:

· Capacity building — helping communities develop, strengthen, and sustain SBHCs.

· Policy transformation — advancing policies, partnerships, and awareness that support school-based health care.

· Data collection and evaluation — tracking growth, measuring outcomes, and demonstrating statewide impact.

Your support gives the Ohio Alliance the ability to respond to emerging needs, support communities and operators, advance policy opportunities, and strengthen the statewide infrastructure that keeps school-based health care growing.

Make your impact

Your gift helps turn momentum into access.

Help us raise $10,000 to strengthen existing SBHCs, support new communities, advance policies that sustain the field, and ensure Ohio can continue to measure and demonstrate the impact of school-based health care.

Every gift helps bring care within reach for more students, families, and communities.

For more information about the Ohio School-Based Health Alliance and our statewide work, visit www.osbha.com. The Ohio School-Based Health Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are considered tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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