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Pasadena ISD health services reports large increases in student chronic conditions, highlights vision program
Summary
Health services staff told the board that Type 1 diabetes and asthma cases among students have risen sharply and described the district27s "See to Succeed" vision program and nurse training; the district said school nurses are RNs and discussed partnerships and preceptorships.
Pasadena ISD health services staff told the school board on March 24 that the district is seeing significant increases in student chronic health conditions and described programs and training the district uses to respond.
The health services presenter said Type 1 diabetes cases rose from single digits when she began 13 years ago to over 151 today, and that reported asthma cases increased from roughly 200 to more than 2,000 across…
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