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Many children have days where they dread school or try to get out of going at some point in their academic career. Studies estimate about 1 to 5% of children nationwide exhibited signs of school refusal before the pandemic. Experts, parents, and educators told...

Cooperstown, NY, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Central New York’s Bassett Healthcare Network has proposed innovative legislation to Albany lawmakers to provide additional funding to help overcome critical rural health disparities. The proposal is to offer a...

Across the nation, hospitals and health systems are reshaping virtual care programs to be more accessible, affordable and responsive to patients, clinicians and care teams. The challenge is: How do you capture best practices of in-person visits and evidence-based...

​Dr. Christopher Kjolhede, pediatrician and co-director of Bassett Healthcare Network’s School-Based Health Program, was recently featured in a piece published by the Utica Observer-Dispatch (later published in the Elmira Star Gazette) about the importance of...

Open Door Family Medical-Westchester -May is Mental Health Month Behavioral health therapists at Open Door Family Medical Center viewed Marilyn (not her real name) as “a child with really, really significant mental health needs.”  The 14-year-old, however, who lives...

Studies have shown that heavy vaping among young people potentially could increase risk for periodontal disease later in life, and also can cause mouth and tongue ulcers. The American Dental Association has adopted an interim policy calling for a total ban on vape...

In many rural parts of the state, it can be hard for children and families to access health care. But one rural community in Dutchess County is hoping to change that by opening the first school-based health clinic in the Mid-Hudson region. Just a few steps down the...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Tuesday awarded nearly $25 million to improve and strengthen access to school-based health services in communities across the country. Awards will...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and while the future of the pandemic is uncertain, its impacts on mental health are long-lasting. Mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds....

Resources:If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. With one in five children and adolescents coping with a diagnosable mental health or learning...

Many children have days where they dread school or try to get out of going at some point in their academic career. Studies estimate about 1 to 5% of children nationwide exhibited signs of school refusal before the pandemic. Experts, parents, and educators told...

Cooperstown, NY, May 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Central New York’s Bassett Healthcare Network has proposed innovative legislation to Albany lawmakers to provide additional funding to help overcome critical rural health disparities. The proposal is to offer a...

Across the nation, hospitals and health systems are reshaping virtual care programs to be more accessible, affordable and responsive to patients, clinicians and care teams. The challenge is: How do you capture best practices of in-person visits and evidence-based...

​Dr. Christopher Kjolhede, pediatrician and co-director of Bassett Healthcare Network’s School-Based Health Program, was recently featured in a piece published by the Utica Observer-Dispatch (later published in the Elmira Star Gazette) about the importance of...

Open Door Family Medical-Westchester -May is Mental Health Month Behavioral health therapists at Open Door Family Medical Center viewed Marilyn (not her real name) as “a child with really, really significant mental health needs.”  The 14-year-old, however, who lives...

Studies have shown that heavy vaping among young people potentially could increase risk for periodontal disease later in life, and also can cause mouth and tongue ulcers. The American Dental Association has adopted an interim policy calling for a total ban on vape...

In many rural parts of the state, it can be hard for children and families to access health care. But one rural community in Dutchess County is hoping to change that by opening the first school-based health clinic in the Mid-Hudson region. Just a few steps down the...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Tuesday awarded nearly $25 million to improve and strengthen access to school-based health services in communities across the country. Awards will...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and while the future of the pandemic is uncertain, its impacts on mental health are long-lasting. Mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds....

Resources:If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. With one in five children and adolescents coping with a diagnosable mental health or learning...