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Podcast: Maine Things Considered
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More Maine Students Have Serious Health Needs, And There Often Aren't Enough School Nurses To Help
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:05:47
Publish Date: 2019-01-24 16:36:21
Description: More than 10 percent of students in Maine Public Schools have "chronic health conditions," such as asthma, type-1 diabetes and seizure disorders. Some local school officials say they believe the numbers of students with serious health needs is growing . This can lead to a particularly difficult problem in small, rural school districts, which may not have a full-time school nurse.
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