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School Medicaid Expansion: How (and How Many) States Have Taken Action to Increase School Health Access and Funding
October 2023 | Healthy Schools Campaign has identified 25 states that have expanded their school Medicaid program to cover services outside of an IEP/IFSP using the “free care” policy reversal. This brief provides a summary of the actions each state took, along with related state documents and other resources that may be helpful to states working to increase access to and funding for physical, behavioral and mental school-based health services.
School Medicaid Guidance: What Advocates and State Policymakers Need to Know
October 2023 | This brief answers key questions about the school Medicaid guidance released in 2023 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It highlights what policymakers and advocates need to know — and how to get involved — to ensure states are best positioned to leverage federal opportunities to increase children’s access to the services they need.
Tapping into Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding
& Medicaid to Support Schools and the
Wellbeing of Students
April 2023 | This handout expands upon and consolidates information from the 2021 resource “RESTART & RECOVERY: Leveraging Federal COVID Relief Funding & Medicaid to Support Student & Staff Wellbeing & Connection.” It includes guidance about how states can utilize federal relief funding to expand school Medicaid to support student mental health, along with recommendations for coordination across agencies.
State Policy Opportunities: Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems to Support Students
October 2022 | This report, developed with Mental Health America, identifies 24 state policy opportunities to address student mental health needs. Specific recommendations, and the numerous state examples and resources provided, offer opportunities to advance comprehensive school mental health (CSMH) systems — a multi-tiered approach that integrates mental health services and supports within school settings and uses school-community collaborations to provide a continuum of mental health services.
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Common Core Standards
An overview of our Delicious Nutritious Adventures Common Core Standards. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Lesson Plans Overview
Aligned to common core literacy standards, the unit empowers students to taste new foods, learn why fruits and vegetables are nutritious and refine literacy skills. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Apple Lesson Plan
Delicious Nutritious Adventures is a nutrition-based curriculum intended to empower kids with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices for themselves. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Berry Lesson Plan
Delicious Nutritious Adventures is a nutrition-based curriculum intended to empower kids with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices for themselves. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Citrus Lesson Plan
Delicious Nutritious Adventures is a nutrition-based curriculum intended to empower kids with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices for themselves. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Cranberry Lesson Plan
Delicious Nutritious Adventures is a nutrition-based curriculum intended to empower kids with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices for themselves. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Herbs Lesson Plan
Delicious Nutritious Adventures is a nutrition-based curriculum intended to empower kids with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices for themselves. …
Delicious Nutritious Adventures: Root Veggies Lesson Plan
Delicious Nutritious Adventures is a nutrition-based curriculum intended to empower kids with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices for themselves. …