A report from the Center for Health and Health Care
in Schools on the policies, politics and financing of health programming
in schools
 In This Issue They have the most fatal accidents of any age group, but do teens think their driving habits are causing those tragedies? The Problems with Pertussis Recent outbreaks of pertussis--whooping cough--and rising numbers of cases in adolescents highlight that protection doesn’t last after infant immunization. Texas Is First State to Require Pre-Teen HPV Immunization As controversy continues over whether states should require immunization against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HVP), the Texas governor mandates vaccination of all 11- and 12-year-old girls entering sixth grade. In Congress New approaches to reproductive health policies get prime attention in the first session of the 110th Congress. Credits: Virginia Robinson, Editor, robinsoneditor@attglobal.net
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