Children who are unhealthy are children whose learning is impaired.
Healthy students learn more.
Often early detection of diseases can prevent more complicated and costly procedures in the future. Getting back to the basics with school based nurses is a way to address thee concerns. Years ago, there were nurses in each school. In fact, a retired employee in our community tells that she learned to brush her teeth from the school nurse, not from her parents. In Whitfield and Murray Counties, many children are being born to children.