School-based health care key to preventing gun violence
Terri Wright is the director of APHA’s Center for School, Health & Education discusses the critical role of school-based health care in ensuring health and wellness among our nation’s children and reducing gun violence in our schools.
Major boost in funding for school health
The Health Resources and Services Administration announced Wednesday it is awarding $80 million for school-based health centers to improve access to primary, mental and oral health care for school-aged children.
Students create prize-winning videos to celebrate National Public Health Week
In an effort to spur student participation in public health, APHA sponsored a National Public Health Week Student Day video contest to both recognize and reward contributors on campus. This past week, three students were chosen as winners and won prizes of $200.
High demand for school meals is a sobering sign of hard economic times
The unfortunate story of the slow economy’s deepening impact can be best told in school cafeterias across the country where a record number of school kids line up for a free or reduced-price school meal. According to a New York Times analysis of federal data, 21 million U.S. schoolchildren received free or reduced-cost school...
‘Healthy students’ measure gains support in Senate
On Tuesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee began marking up reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — formerly known as ‘No Child Left Behind’ — that aims to close the achievement gap among our nation’s students.
Departments of Health and Human Services and Education announce grants for school-based health centers
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education awarded $95 million in grants to 278 school-based health care programs.
