January 2008

Volume 9, 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

Worth Noting FDA Requires HIV Warning on Popular Contraceptives Hib-Containing Vaccines Recalled First Recommendations on Genetic Testing December News Alerts

CMS Bars Medicaid for School Administrative Activities, Transportation
New restrictions on how schools use their Medicaid reimbursements may or may not go into effect next month.

Should Schools Test for Drugs of Abuse?
Steroid use by teen athletes and concerns about other substances may lead schools to test students for drugs, but random tests have many problems.

Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules, 2008
Checklists for the vaccinations that are recommended this year.

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.