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School-based clinics, nurses bridge care gaps for kids, communities after Helene

NC Health News

The majority of school-based health centers have physical space within a school. Some centers use telehealth only, some have a mobile unit, and some are situated off campus but near the school they serve, according to the School-Based Health Alliances 2022 census.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems. health care system and structural barriers have led to persistent health inequities that cost more than a million lives and billions of dollars, according to the national academies report.