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Are You Ready for A New School Year?

Dr. Rodgers provides back to school tips for children with diabetes and tells parents how to work with school staff to keep their kids safe.

Describes the psychosocial impact chronic kidney disease can have on children and their families.

Virtual Healthy School is a new way interactive learning tool from CDC Healthy Schools. Discover ways to ceate healthier school environments

Promoting healthy behavior in schools can help students improve test scores, grades, and attendance.

SARS, CDC Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome information

The objective of this study was to compile and summarize research examining variations in weight gain among students during the summer in comparison to the school year, with a focus on racial/ethnic disparities and students who are at risk of overweight.

CDC recognizes that school administrators, teachers, staff, and parents are concerned about the flu, particularly its effects on children - CDC

As autumn approaches, many children are heading back to school. Because children spend much of their time in classrooms, schools are an ideal setting to teach and model healthy behaviors. As children across the country get ready to return to school, parents and staff can gear up to improve the health of students and help them achieve academic success.

James Matthias, MPH1, Cristina Dusek2, P. Scott Pritchard, MPH1, Laura Rutledge2, Paula Kinchen3, Mark Lander, MS3 (Author affiliations at end of text).