March 2005 Volume 5, Number 1
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

‘Our Voices, Our Lives’—A Report on Youth and STDs 

The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in U.S. adolescents is widely underestimated, according to a panel of public health and other experts who looked at the economic impact and psychosocial burden of STDs in youth.

Separate SCHIP Programs Meet Needs of Special Children 

Children with special health care needs generally receive adequate or good health care coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in the 36 states that have separate SCHIP programs, according to two reports prepared by the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center.

Why Did a Highly Vaccinated School Population Come Down with Chickenpox? 

Researchers reporting in the March 2004 issue of the journal Pediatrics confessed to being puzzled about a 2001 outbreak of chickenpox in an Oregon elementary school that had achieved a 97 percent vaccination rate. The outbreak happened after public schools began phasing in a varicella vaccination requirement for enrollment.

New Congress Addresses Health Issues 

Credits: Virginia Robinson, Editor, robinsoneditor@attglobal.net
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