by Diana Procopis | Apr 15, 2022 | News
Dr. LeKeyah Wilson, our amazing medical Director of School-Based Health at Rochester Regional is being honored next month as a Women of Excellence in Rochester. A wonderful recognition of her skills and commitment to School-Based Health! Women of Excellence...
by Diana Procopis | Apr 15, 2022 | News
BRONX, NY– Today at PS 8 Elementary School, Congressmen Espaillat and Torres joined Montefiore Medicine President and CEO, Dr. Philip O. Ozuah to award more than $3.3 million in federal funding to the Montefiore School Health Program (MSHP), the largest and...
by Diana Procopis | Apr 13, 2022 | News
School-based health centers make it convenient for students to leave class and walk down the hall for therapy, a medical checkup, or a dental appointment. Many school districts are trying to address that problem by putting more counselors, nurses, and social workers...
by Diana Procopis | Apr 13, 2022 | News
Programs that increase access to epinephrine autoinjectors to treat anaphylaxis caused by food allergies, along with training in using them, need to be expanded, according to a review published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Expanding access and...
by Diana Procopis | Apr 11, 2022 | News
The COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive and devastating for too many, including our school-aged children. Time will tell what long-term impacts the pandemic will have on our students, families and communities. This spring, as the governor and state legislature make...