BMI letters fail to change student weight study says
California researchers in a landmark BMI letter study found home notices had little impact on student weight and left parents unsure how to act. Arkansas now tracks all public school students yearly with 12th grade exempt, while families report distress and social stigma from weight classifications.
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Hannah Thompson
University of California-Berkeley
Arkansas
Joe Thompson
Kimberly Collins
Little Rock
Kevin Gee
University of California-Davis
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STRIDE clinic grapples with migrant dental needs and Medicaid uncertainty
At STRIDE Community Health Center in Wheat Ridge, Celinda Ochoa notes her uninsured children rely on $60 dental exams, X rays, and cleanings. Refugee and immigrant patients surged in 2023 and 2024, stressing staff as Medicaid unwinding creates funding fears and shortages of hygienists and dentists.
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Stride Community Health Center
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Braun
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Montana Primary Care Association
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