Thread: Thousands of uninsured Collier students turn to school nurse

Thousands of uninsured Collier students turn to school nurses, experts say

By TRACY X. MIGUEL (Contact)
Originally published 7:33 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009
Updated 7:33 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009

NAPLES — Beyond bandages and fevers, Collier County students often rely on their school nurses for health-care because they don’t have medical insurance.

Despite improvements to children’s health-care in recent years, there still is a need for parents to become aware of health-care programs available for their children and enroll them.

The League of Women Voters of Collier County hosted a panel discussion Monday with four local experts talking about children’s health-care in Collier County. The event came during its general meeting Monday at the Collier Athletic Club.

Those attending were told that an estimated 17 percent, or 4,200 of Collier County public school students, are without health insurance.

Often, the school nurse and hospital emergency rooms are the first medical provider for children who don’t have a pediatrician or medical professional, said Elaine Wade, a registered nurse with the NCH Healthcare System and director of Collier County’s School Nurse Program.

“Children must be healthy to learn and must learn to be healthy,â€

Many times, illegal immigrant children are those who lack health-care, according to officials.

Then it's up to the illegal aliens parents to PAY for it!

GREAT!!! Another public school resource about to be sucked dry by illegals and their anchors!!!

Having been lost a few times east of downtown Naples and east of Lely, the further out you get, the less people speak English. While Collier Cty. years ago began charging impact fees for new developments for police, fire departments, schools and roads, this healthcare is not a burden anyone should assume anywhere where the parents may be having a health problem, like TB, by sneaking across.
We have to stop being the world's savior (economically and acting as police) when we have so many problems with diseases and tainted imports.

League of Women Illegal Huggers strike again.

These pannels they are putting on are one sided and they present the outcome as positive response to take tax payers money and give it to illegal aliens. I'm pretty sure, everyone on that pannel was so positive about the benefits of giving healthcare to illegal aliens.

Dixie

Originally Posted by miguelina

Many times, illegal immigrant children are those who lack health-care, according to officials.

Then it's up to the illegal aliens parents to PAY for it!

Nor should they be in our schools in the first place