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Updated: Resource to Address Diabetes in Elementary School-Aged Children New Section: Special Consideration: Engaging Families as Partners How can we ensure that these promising practices are brought to the home? Check out the latest in Addressing Diabetes Factors in Elementary School-Aged Children Through School and Community Partnerships, created in collaboration
‘Be the Change’ Youth Training Program Week in Review The ‘Be the Change’ Youth Training Program is an annual leadership development conference that connects young people from across the country with like-minded peers who are passionate leaders of change in their health centers, schools, and communities. During the program, participants
August 9, 2021—Washington, D.C.— The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), in partnership with the Health Center Advocacy Network, will celebrate the accomplishments of community health centers across the U.S. during this year’s National Health Center Week (NHCW), August 8-15. The theme for NHCW 2021 is “The Chemistry for
From the CDC: Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools to align with CDC’s existing guidance for fully vaccinated people and assist K-12 schools in opening for in-person instruction and remaining open. Additionally, the Considerations for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools and Institutions of Higher
School-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics succeed through dedicated staff, community relationships This spring, Lisa Howard, Quality Assurance and Improvement Director, the St. Croix Regional Family Health Center—a fixture in the rural town of Princeton, Maine—was one of two staff members managing the health center’s COVID vaccine distribution. Howard’s team annually holds flu
All young people deserve to thrive. Adolescent relationship abuse, defined as a pattern of controlling behaviors used to gain power in an intimate relationship, can negatively impact adolescents’ physical and mental wellbeing. To develop and maintain healthy relationships, adolescents need support from a range of systems, including their schools, health