Sustained Support - Service Delivery Coordinated with Schools
8.3.8 Sustained Support - Service Delivery Coordinated with Schools
Other questions were asked of public health personnel regarding the coordination of services with schools and with other health issues challenging youth. Less than half of the respondents said that they coordinated the delivery of services with schools, while more than half of public health nurses said that they did so.
Figure 179
| Coordination of Service Delivery With Schools |
Yes |
No |
Don’t Know |
In Part |
| MOH - 25d | 41.7 |
41.7 |
16.6 |
0.0 |
| PHU - 20d | 54.5 |
25.0 |
0.0 |
20.5 |
Over half of health ministries and public health units said that they coordinated the delivery of sexual health services with other health services delivered to youth.
Figure 180
| Have Linked Sexual Health Services to Other Health Issues |
Yes |
No |
Don’t Know |
In Part |
No Response |
| MOH - 25f | 58.3 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
| PHU - 20f | 68.9 |
11.4 |
5.7 |
12.9 |
1.1 |
Public health respondents were also asked about delivering the sexual health services directly in schools. About 40% of public health authorities said they were doing that.
Figure 181
| Fund School-based Health Services for Adolescents | Yes |
No |
Don’t Know |
In Part |
No Response |
| MOH - 25g | 41.7 |
33.3 |
16.7 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
| PHU - 20g | 41.0 |
40.2 |
0.0 |
17.6 |
1.2 |