D.C. officials hope a grant from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will provide them with approximately $7 million to help meet the health needs of the growing number of children requiring special medical attention.
The money would increase the annual budget for school health services, according to The Washington Post. The Post reported that officials are working with the Children's Hospital to increase the number of nurses available to help students. The goal is that by next year, 75 percent of D.C. public and charter schools will have full-time nurses.
Children suffering from sickle cell disease, brain tumors, cystic fibrosis and lupus, asthma, allergies and eczema are considered to have special health needs, according to Children's Hospital.
