title: Addressing the needs of the whole child: what public health can do to answer the education sector's call for a stronger partnership.
abstract: Although the overall level of child health in the United States remains high, public health professionals know that racial and ethnic disparities in child and adolescent health persist and that lifestyle choices related to chronic disease in adults are often established in childhood and adolescence. And yet, those health needs are not the public health sector's alone to resolve. We have natural partners among educators. Improving graduation rates is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce health disparities. This article provides strategies for how public health professionals can answer this call by educators to address the needs of the whole child.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. dda6@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allensworth
authors.forename: Theresa C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lewallen
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards*; D012574:Schools / Q000592:standards*