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• Health Dept. Staff and Administrators <br />• Local Physician <br />• County Agencies <br />• Community Members <br />• Parents <br />CDC Coordinated School Health Program <br />For example, we now have.... <br />• Nurses in every school <br />• Social Workers in every school <br />• PE teachers in every school <br />• School Improvement Plans for every school <br />• Healthy Active Children Policy for every school <br />• District school nutritionist <br />• District safety coordinator <br />• Health education programs <br />• Staff health promotion <br />• Family-focused after-school programs <br />What do we want to consider next? <br />What about health services? <br />We know our students have unmet health needs..... <br />From Orange County Schools' 2005-2006 School Nurses End of Year Report <br />Kindergarten through High School Screenings <br />• Dental - 1826 students screened (Of the 191 students referred far outside care only 36°10 <br />followed through.) <br />• Hearing - 860 students reached (Of the 24 students referred for follow up care only 38% of <br />them completed the referral process.) <br />We know our students have unmet health needs..... <br />The Healthy Carolinians and Advocates for <br />Adolescents Committee Assessment on <br />Mental Health Needs of Adolescents in <br />Orange County, October 2006 <br />^ Children and adolescents need more education about mental illness and mental health. <br />^ Children and adolescents need more knowledge of when and how to seek mental <br />health services. <br />