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On this we should agree
- 01-28-2011
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Guest blog by Sean Slade/Washington Post
There isn’t likely to be peace in the education world over charter schools and standardized testing, but on this we can and should agree: The need to focus attention on disparities among our youth in education and in health. According to the Centers for Disease Control: *Black and Hispanic youth still have a higher prevalence of asthma, being overweight, and Type 2 diabetes, compared to white youth. *Hispanic youth experience proportionately more anxiety-related behaviors and depression than non-Hispanic white youth. *Suicide rates among American Indians/Alaska Natives aged 15–34 years are more than two times higher than the national average for that age group. And much of this can be related back to social determinants of health such as poverty, access to health care, environment, and education. For example:(more...)
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