797 - A Fall Look-Ahead With School Nurses: More Than Just Band-Aids and Ice Packs
About this episode:
School nurses are charged with helping to maintain the health and well-being of every student in their care which goes way beyond providing basic first aid. Today, the podcast goes back to school at KIPP Baltimore, an open enrollment charter school serving pre-K to 8th grade students. Nurse Erica and Nurse Lily talk about their work providing health care to nearly 1,000 students, and what they\u2019re thinking about for the year ahead for everything from infectious diseases to eye screenings.
Guest:Erica Johnson and Lily Mendelson are school nurses at KIPP Baltimore.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland\u2019s Health Department.
Show links and related content:-
What School Nurses Want Parents to Know\u2014The New York Times
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More Cases of Measles in the United States\u2014Public Health On Call (June, 2024)
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