Pulse

Briefs

New twist on scoliosis screening, academics argument aids Healthy Kids Bill, hospital helps school districts with health class, chlamydia prevention effort kicks off.

 

Class Is in Session
(in the Hospital)

Just because kids are hospitalized for extended periods doesn’t mean they get out of school.

 

Beyond Gym Class

A physician-run fitness clinic helps kids struggling with their weight and health.

 

End Notes

What the Bruxer Told Me

A poem by Erik K. St. Louis, M.D.

 

 

Table of Contents | September 2010

Cover Story

School-Based Clinics

Sometimes the most effective way to keep kids healthy is to bring care to them.

By Jeanne Mettner

 

Perspective

The Abuela's Knee

A physician rediscovers joy in the field clinics of Honduras.

By Therese Zink, M.D., M.P.H.

 

Clinical and Health Affairs

The 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic and Minnesota’s K-12 Schools: Public Health Lessons Learned

By Kathryn Como-Sabetti, M.P.H., Franci Livingston, J.D., M.P.H., Pamala Gahr, M.P.H., Kayla Nagle, Karen Martin, M.P.H., Craig Morin, M.P.H., and Elizabeth Parilla, M.P.H.
 

Counseling Parents of Difficult Adolescents

By Julia Joseph-DiCaprio, M.D.
 

Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Healthy Adolescent Male

By Ian J. Lalich, M.D., and Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, M.D., DTM&H
 

Trends in Drug Abuse among Minnesota Youths

By Carol Falkowski
 

Commentary

Removing Junk Food and Beverages from School Vending Machines

We need to adopt policies that limit the sale of foods with little nutritional value in schools if we are to reduce the childhood obesity rate.

By Caleb R. Schultz, M.D.
 

Editor's Note

Caring for School Kids

 

MMA Viewpoint

A Road Well Chosen

 

MMA News Now

Physicians Put Forward Resolutions
National ACO Expert to Speak in Minnesota
Nominees for MMA Offices Announced
Insurers Mandate Online Credentialing

 

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