This program will benefit all Rhode Island students by supporting excellence in school-based health services. School-based health centers bring quality preventive health services to kids where they are.
Students are better prepared to learn when their health needs are addressed.
It's difficult to concentrate on a tough math problem if something hurts or something is bothering you. Making the Grade will support implementation of four additional school-based health centers. Blackstone Valley Community Health Care in Pawtucket and Thundermist Health Associates in Woonsocket will be the medical providers of the centers. School health center staff can help students identify and address problems in a way that enhances both the student's health and ability to learn. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care.