School Health Services Update: January 30th, 2019
Dear Colleagues, Included in the email below is a new American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement that recommends among other things that pediatricians avoid writing excuses for school absences when the absence is not appropriate. Both excused and unexcused absences contribute to chronic absenteeism and pediatricians must partner with schools to encourage school attendance. This […]
Where They’re At: Phones and Homeless Youth
Homelessness affects about one in ten youth ages 18-25 and one in 30 youth ages 13-17 in the United States. Nearly three quarters of unaccompanied youth “couch surf,” making them especially difficult to reach—and to count. Before I arrived at Boston University’s School of Public Health, I was an outreach worker in central California. My co-worker and […]