Impact of School-Based Health Centers on Kids’ Health in California and Oregon
Official title: Impact of School-Based Health Centers on Improving Health
Funded at Rand Corporation · NIH-11367434 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant tests whether school-based health centers improve health, healthcare use, costs, and school outcomes for kids in California and Oregon.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rand Corporation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Santa Monica, United States) |
| Project start | September 18, 2023 |
| Project end | May 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $677,640 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HD109190-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11367434 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Students in California and Oregon schools where SBHCs are opened or not opened during the study period, including diverse ages from early childhood through adolescence.
✕Less likely to help
Students in schools without SBHCs or where SBHCs do not affect health outcomes may not experience measurable benefits.
What this research studies
If funded, researchers will look at many schools over several years to see how opening SBHCs changes students’ health care use, costs, and education outcomes. They will use large health insurance, survey, and education data and apply rigorous methods to draw causal conclusions about the effect of SBHCs. The study will also describe what services SBHCs offer and which factors influence their impact, such as location and size. The goal is to guide better design and expansion of SBHCs to support child and adolescent health in communities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help communities invest in SBHCs that most improve health and learning for children.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies suggest benefits but were often observational; this study aims to provide stronger causal evidence across many schools.
Where this research is happening
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Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kranz, Ashley — Rand Corporation
- Study coordinator: Kranz, Ashley
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.