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1 Jul

We are excited to share that our Director, Dr. Olga Acosta will give the keynote address at the DC Campaign’s 2019 Re-Imagining School Based Health Conference. Learn more about the conference here. https://t.co/hG09a5prgJ

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CHHCS GWU @CHHCS·

18 Jun

Teachers have said goodbye to this year's students. Now it's time to take care of themselves. Check out this edweek article on how teachers can practice self-care during the summer months. https://t.co/EMGLjt6lWb

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CHHCS GWU @CHHCS·

17 May

Medicaid & CHIP cover 37% of school-age children and are an essential part of any effort to expand school-based health services. @GeorgetownCCF #MedicaidinSchools #CoverageMatters https://t.co/QzfR9gs2uA

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15 May

The most basic way that schools can help improve the health of students is to help ensure that all children and families have health coverage. @GeorgetownCCF #MedicaidinSchools #CoverageMatters https://t.co/XCWuRvFIrM

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14 May

This new guide provides parents, teachers, school leaders, administrators, and State education officials with a general understanding of how to initiate or expand school climate improvement activities, and the availability of additional resources. https://t.co/thnKaRxxOW

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Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education Early Intervention and Related Services for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs
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Spotlight

Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Through School-Community Partnerships

Children with family members who struggle with opioid addiction are as much victims of the epidemic as the adults themselves, not only as neonates but over a longer period, as they proceed through childhood and school, according to researchers at Education Development Center (EDC). Over the long term, familial opioid addiction and overdoses place these children at increased risk of social and cognitive impairments and their own substance misuse, and they have a higher incidence of disease.