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“Access to clean, cool air is not a luxury—it is a fundamental health necessity.” — Terri Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, CAE, CEO, National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Press release: https://ow.ly/ML8k50Tjgpp #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCantWait #SchoolNurses #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #Nurses #ActOnClimate #PublicHealth Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments

"Florida tops the Southeast in vaccine exemptions for kindergartners, a number that ballooned while the state's surgeon general stoked fear about vaccination. Why it matters: Lingering vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is evident in pediatricians' offices as more parents opt out of shots for measles, chicken pox and whooping cough, among others, using non-medical religious exemptions. By the numbers: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 4.5% of kindergartners in Florida skipped the required vaccines as of 2023, compared to 1.8% in 2013. * Almost all of these exemptions are non-medical, at 4.1% * There are 14,015 students in Hillsborough County with non-medical religious exemptions, per the district." 

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