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Chris Kjolhede and April C. Lee; COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH Pediatrics September 2021, e2021053758; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-053758   Abstract School-based health centers (SBHCs) are unique health care settings for our nation’s school-aged children and...

Original article written by Joseph P. Williams for U.S News   Hospitals and health systems are getting more serious about tackling health disparities tied to social problems. Awake at 4 a.m. one morning last November, Felicia Silva of Albuquerque, New Mexico, assumed...

Original article written by Sara Bond for FoodTank Food literacy, the understanding that food choices affect human and planetary health, can be an important tool for building resilient individuals and communities. A combination of nutrition knowledge, culinary skill,...

Original article written by Marianna McMurdock for The 74 58% of Young New Yorkers Didn’t Get the Help They Needed During the Pandemic. In-school mental health supports A number of schools adopted new mental health initiatives because of and during the pandemic to...

Original article written by Sarah Connell Sanders for Worcester Magazine   Family Health Center of Worcester continues to operate Doherty’s SBHC, along with six others across the Worcester Public Schools. Edward M. Kennedy operates five SBHC’s in the city, including...

HRSA's Health Center Program school-based service sites connect underserved children, adolescents, and their families to quality, affordable health care   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded over $5 million to 27 HRSA-funded health...

  There are 96,000 full-time school nurses in the United States who are facing an uncertain school year ahead. Even before the pandemic expanded their workloads and altered their day-to-day tasks, the United States was grappling with a shortage of school nurses....

Original article written by Gabrielle Birkner for Chalk Beat Magazine. After Randy Bowen lost three family members to COVID-19, he knew he needed to prioritize the activities that center him, such as meditating and riding his bike, so that he could show up for his...

Original article written by Trade Offs. Kids are returning to in-person school this fall with increased rates of depression, anxiety and other pandemic-fueled mental health challenges, and schools are leaning on billions in new federal funding to meet the growing...

New Website at ny.gov/vaxtoschool for Parents and Guardians with Ready-Made Resources for Schools and Localities Hosting #VaxtoSchool Events Dedicated Instagram Channel, @Vaccinateny, to Provide Vaccine Education for School-Aged New Yorkers and Families...

Chris Kjolhede and April C. Lee; COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH Pediatrics September 2021, e2021053758; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-053758   Abstract School-based health centers (SBHCs) are unique health care settings for our nation’s school-aged children and...

Original article written by Joseph P. Williams for U.S News   Hospitals and health systems are getting more serious about tackling health disparities tied to social problems. Awake at 4 a.m. one morning last November, Felicia Silva of Albuquerque, New Mexico, assumed...

Original article written by Sara Bond for FoodTank Food literacy, the understanding that food choices affect human and planetary health, can be an important tool for building resilient individuals and communities. A combination of nutrition knowledge, culinary skill,...

Original article written by Marianna McMurdock for The 74 58% of Young New Yorkers Didn’t Get the Help They Needed During the Pandemic. In-school mental health supports A number of schools adopted new mental health initiatives because of and during the pandemic to...

Original article written by Sarah Connell Sanders for Worcester Magazine   Family Health Center of Worcester continues to operate Doherty’s SBHC, along with six others across the Worcester Public Schools. Edward M. Kennedy operates five SBHC’s in the city, including...

HRSA's Health Center Program school-based service sites connect underserved children, adolescents, and their families to quality, affordable health care   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded over $5 million to 27 HRSA-funded health...

  There are 96,000 full-time school nurses in the United States who are facing an uncertain school year ahead. Even before the pandemic expanded their workloads and altered their day-to-day tasks, the United States was grappling with a shortage of school nurses....

Original article written by Gabrielle Birkner for Chalk Beat Magazine. After Randy Bowen lost three family members to COVID-19, he knew he needed to prioritize the activities that center him, such as meditating and riding his bike, so that he could show up for his...

Original article written by Trade Offs. Kids are returning to in-person school this fall with increased rates of depression, anxiety and other pandemic-fueled mental health challenges, and schools are leaning on billions in new federal funding to meet the growing...

New Website at ny.gov/vaxtoschool for Parents and Guardians with Ready-Made Resources for Schools and Localities Hosting #VaxtoSchool Events Dedicated Instagram Channel, @Vaccinateny, to Provide Vaccine Education for School-Aged New Yorkers and Families...