November 2007

Volume 8, Number 8

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

Worth Noting Meningitis Vaccine Approved for Children  Being Specific About Being Special October News Alerts

Where Schools Stand on Health and Wellness—A Comprehensive Report
Many schools are trying hard, but everyone has a way to go to improve student health and wellness.  

School Health Issues: Contraceptives and Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
A school-based health center offers birth control to middle-school girls, and a resurgent infection is linked to school hygiene.

A Report and Further Debate on School Drug Testing
It was expected to be a good way to reduce student drug use, but testing athletes hasn’t turned out quite that way.

Why Millions of Eligible Children Lack Medicaid, SCHIP
Keeping children enrolled in public insurance may be a bigger problem than getting them enrolled in the first place.

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.