Community Health Workers in Schools [Manuel Saves the Day]

How did 7 year old Manuel and his school in Chicago’s community health worker save the day? Pediatrician Kenneth Fox shares how his team is reimagining schools as a place for improving health.

Healthy students are better learners and students learn better in healthy schools. Yet, Manuel like nearly 1 in 12 US kids, has asthma. And that figure is up to 1 of 4 kids in some Chicago neighborhoods like Back of the Yards. Childhood asthma is a chronic condition for which there are remarkably effective treatments. However, racial/ethic and class inequities are linked to inequities in educational outcomes. But, you know what? It’s going to be OK because community health workers in schools can help.

Big Idea Talks are in the TED Talk style from experienced health care providers who are collaborating in new ways to advance health equity in their communities and beyond. The speakers have completed fellowships in Clinical Scholars, a national leadership program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

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