March 2005 Volume 6, 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

CDC Sets New Safety Goals for Childhood Vaccines 

Critics have argued for some time that the CDC’s dual role in promoting immunization and also monitoring the safety of vaccines created a potential conflict of interest, saying the agency might be reluctant to look for adverse effects from a vaccine it has recommended.

Speaking of the CDC—
Director Gerberding Says It’s ‘Great and Getting Better’ 

Speaking to reporters about the federal agency she heads, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Julie Gerberding spent most of her time at a press conference February 22 citing the CDC’s accomplishments in the year 2004.

Tobacco Companies Urged to Continue Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign 

A nationwide anti-smoking campaign that is credited with reducing youth smoking is in danger of going out of business, but a commission made up of all current and former U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, U.S. Surgeons General, and Directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is mounting an intensive effort to keep the program alive.

The Role of School Breakfast in the Federal Safety Net 

A national anti-hunger conference sponsored by the Food Research and Action Center February 27 pointed to school breakfasts as a missing link in the federal government’s efforts to combat nutrition deficiencies.

Credits: Virginia Robinson, Editor, robinsoneditor@attglobal.net
Health & Health Care in Schools is a monthly journal published in html and PDF versions by The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. Support for Health & Health Care in Schools is provided by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.