Five middle schools in Oakland, CA will soon have health centers serving students and their families.
In a climate of severe budget cuts in education and health care, this represents the largest expansion of middle school health centers in the state of California. Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith attended the celebration at United for Success Middle School. Read more >>
Parents of students in Elev8 schools around the country recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to share their public policy priorities with federal lawmakers. For many, it was their first time in the nation’s capital, and they hit the ground running.
At least one in five children in the U.S. go without annual dental care and most states lack policies that ensure care for low-income children, according to a study by the Pew Center on the States. But New Mexico is one state that is showing promise in dental health programs for children. Elev8 has contributed to that trend by bringing dental hygienists to hundreds of middle grade students.
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Adolescents with access to school-based health care were 10 times more likely to make a mental health or substance abuse visit than those who were enrolled in a managed care system (HMO) but lacked a school-based facility. Learn More
