by Diana Procopis | Feb 23, 2021 | News
Thousands of Children in Brooklyn Have Not Seen a Dentist in More Than a Year Nearly a year into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, school-based dental clinics across New York remain closed based on state guidance to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 23, 2021 | News
School-based health clinics have become a community lifeline for many local families amid the coronavirus pandemic, but nearly a year after widespread shutdowns began, some school-based health services still remain unavailable. While physical and mental health...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 22, 2021 | News
There have been fewer than 250 children who have died from the coronavirus. More than three-quarters of the deaths were in children of color. Overall, kids make up about 13% of the coronavirus cases in the US. Continue reading here. Continue reading...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 22, 2021 | News
his report outlines six key components for a preschool program that will also support a strong, equitable birth to age 5 system, including: Design a system for preschool to be delivered in multiple settings, including family child care. Support Head Start to continue...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 21, 2021 | News
New York School-Based Health Foundation Intern, Sarah Bacio, speaks to Foundation’s newest board member, Christina Fuentes, a former educator with the NYC Department of Education and the driving force behind Sunset Park’s homegrown community school P.S. 24. When...
by Diana Procopis | Feb 21, 2021 | News
Original article written by Reema Amin for Chalkbeat. As scores of school buildings shutter each week due to positive coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said earlier this month that the two-case closure threshold is “being reevaluated.” This past school year,...
