Addressing the Needs of the Whole Child: What Public Health Can Do to Answer the Education Sector’s Call for a Stronger Partnership

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Allensworth, Diane ; Lewallen, Theresa C. ; Stevenson, Beth ; Katz, Susan
• Description:
  Although the overall level of child health in the United States remains high, public health professionals know that racial and ethnic disparities in child and adolescent health persist and that lifestyle choices related to chronic disease in adults are often established in childhood and adolescence. And yet, those health needs are not the public health sector's alone to resolve. We have natural partners among educators. Improving graduation rates is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce health disparities. This article provides strategies for how public health professionals can answer this call by educators to address the needs of the whole child.
• Subjects:
  Child Child Health Services Health Policy Humans Public Health Administration Schools Special Topic
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 8(2).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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