Newburyport Public School nurses\, in addition to caring for the \;physical\, emotional\, and psychological needs of the district&rsquo\;s 3000 students\, \;must be attuned to students&rsquo\; socio-economic \; situations. School nurses \;are often called on to intervene when hunger\, \;appropriate clothing\, transportation to school\, and other unmet student needs impact student&rsquo\;s ability to learn.
\n\nThe next Local Poverty Matters Discussion\, on February 3rd\, features Cathy Riccio\, RN\, Coordinator for Health Services for Newburyport Public Schools. She administers a grant from the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health to help deal with these problems. \;Hear about the poverty issues that \;school nurses face\, the extent of the problems in our local schools\, \;and how nurses are responding.
\n\nLocal Poverty Matters Discussion Group will be held next on Wednesday\, \;February 3\, from 7-8 PM at the First Religious society Church\, 28 Pleasant St.\, (basement classroom) in Newburyport.
\n\nSponsored by Pennies for Poverty and the Social Action \;Committee of the First Religious Society\, Local Poverty Matters Discussions are held from 7-8 pm on the first Wednesday of the month from October through May. They are free and open to the public.
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