Public Health – Seattle & King County is taking proactive steps to protect the health of our community by making recommendations that are meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in our community and reduce the number of people infected. We understand these actions will have a tremendous impact on the lives…
Cross posted from AAP News and Journal Introduction Pediatricians and other pediatric primary care providers may be the first to be consulted when families have concerns that their child is not making expected progress in school. Furthermore, pediatricians are confronted with an increasingly diverse population of children who may have behavioral, psychological, and learning difficulties.…
Crossposted from the Healio Infectious Diseases in Children In a new policy statement, the AAP provided guidance for pediatricians and local organizations to improve care for immigrant children and their families through practice-level changes and advocacy efforts. According to Julie M. Linton, MD, FAAP, lead author of the policy statement and co-chair of the AAP…
Results from a study undertaken in Seattle school-based health centers (SBHCs) show that “adolescent SBHC users had higher odds of completing the HPV vaccine series than adolescents who received all doses in traditional health care settings.” Published recently in Public Health Reports, the study (undertaken by Public Health–Seattle & King County’s Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Immunization…
Crossposted from: CDC Adolescent and School Health Youth who feel engaged and supported at school and at home in adolescence are less likely to experience negative health outcomes in adulthood. CDC findings published today in Pediatrics suggest that youth who feel connected at home and at school were less likely to experience health risk behaviors…
Cross posted from Seattle Magazine More and more students are stressed, depressed and even suicidal. Can a new King County program make a difference? It’s a small but alarming statistic. Among kids ages 10–24, suicide is the second-leading cause of death in King County. “We used to have a kid that we needed to hospitalize…
Cross posted from: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Summary Recognizing that a healthy student is a better student, education and health officials have begun working closely in the past few years to integrate their efforts. Recent changes to federal education law, new grant programs and revised Medicaid rules have opened the door for further collaboration…
Crossposted from Education Week and the School-Based Health Alliance Children with chronic health concerns can’t learn when their poorly managed conditions keep them out of class. Students traumatized by unstable living conditions or chronic disadvantage can’t focus on homework or engage their peers. Parents working full-time jobs for minimum wage cannot afford the same extracurricular,…
From June 2016 to April 2017, under the mentorship of Public Health–Seattle and King County staff, a PhD candidate and Masters of Public Health (MPH) graduate intern analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from the 2015-16 schoolyear for mental health services in Seattle school-based health centers (SBHCs). Analysis of monthly Electronic Medical Record (EMR) clinical encounter exports paired with…
A February 2017 feature on NPR highlights recent research published in Pediatrics that found that teen girls experience depression more frequently than teen boys. Researchers saw a marked increase in depression rates since 2011, which they believe may be associated with increased use of social media among teens. Have you noticed this difference between teen girls…
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