School Health Services Update: April 30, 2018

Dear Colleagues, Perhaps Spring is on the way after all…with Summer fast approaching!  Don’t forget to plan some professional development for yourself as the school year winds down….here are just a few quick announcements and notices of upcoming events for school health personnel, including SHIELD’s Racial Equity in School Health: A Groundwater Approach on May […]

January 30, 2018

Dear Colleagues, We continue to get calls requesting information for schools, parents and students pertaining to the current influenza epidemic.  To supplement to what was shared in last week’s email , links to additional information from the CDC are included here: MDPH Information for Schools: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/information-for-school-and-childcare-professionals CDC Information for Schools:  https://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/qa.htm CDC Information on How to […]

The Opioid Crisis in America: A Conversation with the US Surgeon General

The 20th Surgeon General of the United States, VADM Jerome M. Adams, and Massachusetts Commissioner of Health Dr. Monica Bharel will speak at a public event titled “The Opioid Crisis in America: A Conversation with the US Surgeon General” at Boston University School of Public Health. During the event, Dr. Adams will address the US Department of Health […]