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

NC Health News

They also help improve educational results, including reduced absenteeism, decreased disciplinary actions and improved graduation rates, according to a 2016 review of 46 studies on school-based health centers. The majority of school-based health centers have physical space within a school.

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October 17, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

The Urban’s Upward Mobility Initiative provides local leaders with data and tools to create community conditions that lead to economic success, power and autonomy, and dignity and belonging for all residents, especially those who have been excluded from prosperity.

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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Read the news release from Merck for Mothers , and access the full report. Commemorations October 2024 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Eye Injury Prevention Month Health Literacy Month Healthy Lung Month Home Eye Safety Month Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month National ADHD Awareness Month National Breast Cancer Awareness (..)