Recent growth of a “culture of health” has included the principle that health is influenced by complex factors that must be addressed by collaborating systems. More than 25 years ago, IEL and the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality supported the National Health/Education Consortium, a group that advanced cross-boundary community health solutions and the notion that children must be healthy to be educated and educated to be healthy. Since then, IEL wove these concepts into its work, including recruiting healthcare professionals in its Education Policy Fellowship Program, incorporating healthy living in its youth transition initiatives, and advancing healthcare partnerships through its Coalition for Community Schools. READ MORE…
