Health

Clinics Set Out to Lower Illness Related Absenteeism at Schools

A terrible toothache.  Bad asthma.  Out-of-control diabetes.  These and other health issues that go untreated can keep students out of school, in some cases, for days at a time....

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Clinics Set Out to Lower Illness Related Absenteeism at Schools

A terrible toothache.  Bad asthma.  Out-of-control diabetes.  These and other health issues that go untreated can keep students out of school, in some cases, for days at a time....

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‘Addicted’ to Journalism at Daniel Pearl Magnet

Riveted to the big screen, more than 150 journalism students scrutinized a documentary film that exposes how “Big Tobacco” systematically covered up scientific evidence proving nicotine...

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Breanna Demail Leads the Fight For School Psychologists

After Breanna Demail, then a high school freshman, listened to one of her closest friends recount graphic, chilling stories of having been repeatedly sexually abused, she tried to help with words of...

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IMPORTANT: Tdap Vaccinations

Children/students entering seven through 12th grade can get their Tdap shot and any other immunizations needed for school by visiting their regular doctor or health care provider. The Vaccines for...

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A Shot at Compliance: LAUSD Officials Working Tirelessly to Help Students Meet New Tdap Vaccination Requirement

On a recent morning, all eyes were on Elizabeth Cruz, the first of approximately 20 students to get a whooping cough booster shot inside the Gage Middle School Health Clinic. Clad in jeans and a...

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Thanks to New Rule, All Foster Kids Can Now Eat at School

Some foster children don’t benefit from the federally-subsidized free lunch program because they have moved—again and again and again—and the paperwork hasn’t caught up with...

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