Among Dr. Joycelyn Elders' goals as Surgeon General is to work toward a national school-based clinic program. In this interview, she speaks with Pediatric Nursing regarding the implementation of school-based clinics in Arkansas, arguments for and against school-based clinics, the financial responsibility for these clinics, and the role of pediatric nurses in this segment of health care reform.
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