Schools and Health: An Essential Partnership for the Effective Care of Children with Chronic Conditions.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Minier, Mark; Hirshfield, Laura; Ramahi, Renad; Glassgow, Anne E.; Fox, Kenneth; Martin, Molly A.
- Source
- Journal of School Health. Sep2018, Vol. 88 Issue 9, p699-703. 5p. 1 Chart.
- Subject
- *SCHOOLS
*CHRONIC diseases
*HEALTH
*INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
*NUTRITION
*STUDENT health
*PHYSICAL activity
- Language
- ISSN
- 0022-4391
The article reports that /University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Department of Pediatrics has received a Health Care Innovation Award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its program Coordinated Healthcare for Complex Kids (CHECK). The CHECK is reportedly created for offering a comprehensive quality health care delivery system for children suffering from chronic conditions. CHECK also workswith CPS school nurse leadership to identify improved methods of communication.