New York State Center for School Health

What New York State Center for School Health does

The New York State Center for School Health (NYSCSH) is a government-contracted technical assistance and resource office of the New York State Education Department (NYSED), operating continuously since 1992 and hosted by Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES in Rochester, NY. NYSCSH provides statewide resources, guidelines, professional development, and technical support to school health professionals across New York State, serving a distributed user base that includes school nurses (RNs and LPNs), school medical directors, health educators, school administrators, and athletic/PE staff. The Center's core offering is anchored by the schoolhealthny.com website, which functions as an A-Z resource library of guidelines, memos, laws, and protocols, supplemented by two operational platforms: the permission-based Health Information Portal (HIP) email subscription service for state-level communications, and the schoolhealthnylearn.com Learning Management System that issues professional development certificates for courses in allergy/anaphylaxis, glucagon administration, HIV/AIDS prevention, sudden cardiac arrest, seizure management, and related clinical topics. NYSCSH also administers CDC and NYSDOH survey instruments (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, School Health Profiles, NYSDOH Immunization Survey, and Student Weight Status Category Reporting) on behalf of state agencies.\n\nThe business model is fully government-funded managed services: NYSCSH is paid through its NYSED contract and delivers all of its resources, courses, and consultative support to end users free of charge. There is no commercial pricing, no third-party monetization, and no venture or equity ownership; the Center operates as a public educational entity with a small professional staff supplemented by a consulting Medical Director. The go-to-market is non-commercial: the Center relies on NYSED designation, role-segmented email subscription lists, partner referrals from professional organizations (NASN, AAP, NYSASN, ASHA, Epilepsy Foundation), and self-serve web access to reach its school-based audience.\n\nThe technology architecture is a modest digital stack: a Finalsite-hosted website, an LMS operated by external vendor Creekside Productions, and the HIP email system. No proprietary IP, patents, or AI/ML components are evidenced. Strategic positioning rests almost entirely on NYSCSH's status as the designated NYSED TA center, making its competitive position contingent on continued state-level contracting rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

New York State Center for School Health

Legal name

New York State Center for School Health

Website

https://schoolhealthny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The New York State Center for School Health (NYSCSH) is a NYSED-contracted technical assistance center that provides statewide resources, guidelines, professional development, and survey administration to school nurses, medical directors, health educators, and other school health professionals across New York State, operating free of charge since 1992.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School Health Technical Assistance Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• School health services
• Professional development courses
• Health education resources
• Student health surveys
• Technical assistance center

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracted Services: NYSCSH is a contracted technical assistance and resource office of the New York State Education Department (NYSED), providing free resources and support to school health professionals across New York State. Services are funded through government contract rather than direct revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NYSCSH is a New York State Education Department-contracted technical assistance center, contracted since 1992 and hosted by Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES in Rochester, NY. It provides free resources, professional development, and direct support to school health professionals (school nurses, medical directors, health educators, and administrators) across New York State via a website, email subscription portal, Learning Management System, and standardized health data instruments.

Product overview

The New York State Center for School Health operates as a unified technical assistance portal providing comprehensive resources, tools, and professional development for school health professionals across New York State. The core offering consists of the main website (schoolhealthny.com) which serves as the central hub for A-Z health resources, guidelines, memos, and laws. Supporting this are the Health Information Portal (HIP) for email communications, the Learning Management System (LMS) for e-learning courses, and specialized data reporting tools including the School Health Profiles (Profiles), Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), NYSDOH Immunization Survey, and Student Weight Status Category Reporting (SWSCR). The portfolio also includes downloadable sample forms for both health services and health education. The Center is a contracted technical assistance center of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and has been operating since 1992.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NYSCSH Public Information Website Public website providing New York State school health professionals with curated resources, sample forms, regulatory guidance, and access links to all NYSCSH tools and services. Free of charge to users.
• Health Information Portal (HIP) Email Subscription

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• New York State Education Department (NYSED)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992NYSCSH is a contracted technical assistance and resource office of NYSED since 1992, providing support to school health professionals across New York State under the oversight of NYSED Office of Student Support Services.
• Monroe 2-Orleans BOCEScoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHost organization for NYSCSH, providing administrative infrastructure and support. The center is located within the Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES facility.
• NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute (NYSDOH A-I)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with NYSCSH to provide current information and resources related to school health education. NYSDOH A-I provides resources including HIV/AIDS guidelines and prevention education materials through the HIP system.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYSCSH administers the CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and School Health Profiles surveys for NYSED on behalf of CDC. Provides CDC-approved training courses and resources including concussion training and other health education materials.
• National Association of School Nurses (NASN)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional organization partner providing resources and professional education opportunities for school nurses. Listed as a professional organization resource on NYSCSH website.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional organization partner providing health resources, guidelines, and professional education. Resources from AAP are referenced for school health practices including concussion care plans and allergy emergency plans.
• Epilepsy FoundationsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides seizure-related resources and training programs for school nurses including the School Nurse Training Program offering 3.2 CEUs for managing students with seizures.
• Creekside Productions and e-LearningsupportingTechnology or IntegrationExternal vendor that hosts and manages the NYSCSH Learning Management System (LMS) platform for delivering professional development courses.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ETR: Nonprofit that develops evidence-based health education curricula and professional learning for schools and youth-serving organizations, with overlapping K-12 health education content and PD delivery model.

Others

• Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES: Host organization providing administrative infrastructure to NYSCSH; one of 37 BOCES in New York that collectively provide shared educational services to component school districts — broadly comparable in delivery model even though only one hosts NYSCSH.
• New York State Education Department — Office of Student Support Services: NYSED unit that contracts NYSCSH and oversees school health policy statewide; the upstream regulatory authority whose priorities, memos, and regulations drive NYSCSH's content and resource prioritization.
• School Health Corporation: Commercial supplier of school health equipment, supplies, and training materials to K-12 schools nationwide; adjacent rather than directly competitive since it sells physical products and services rather than free TA resources, but serves the same school nurse and health office buyer.
• National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NBCSN): Certifying body for the NCSN credential that defines professional standards for school nursing practice; a complementary authority in the same ecosystem, indirectly shaping NYSCSH's professional development curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH): Federal source of school health policy guidance, YRBS and School Health Profiles instruments, and training resources that NYSCSH administers on NYSED's behalf — a much larger national entity with substantially overlapping mission and content.
• American Academy of Pediatrics — Council on School Health: National medical authority producing school health guidelines, sample forms, and professional education (including concussion and allergy emergency plans) that NYSCSH references and distributes — a broader pediatric organization with overlapping school health content.

Direct peers

• National Association of School Nurses (NASN): National professional association that provides resources, professional development, and advocacy for school nurses, overlapping directly with NYSCSH's target audience and resource library mission across a broader national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NYSCSH

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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