Verizon Foundation grant helps Auburn students give health screenings in rural schools
Through a grant from Verizon, researchers in Auburn’s College of Engineering are teaming up with the School of Nursing to bolster Kid Check, a program that provides health screenings to children in Alabama’s rural communities.
Representatives from the Verizon Foundation recently presented a check for $23,000 to the deans of Auburn University’s College of Engineering and School of Nursing.
The Kid Check program enables nursing students to conduct free health screenings for school-age children, in kindergarten through grade 12, in communities which are medically underserved or have high poverty levels. The assessments identify children at risk for chronic health issues and diseases and provide them with referrals to area physicians. They also offer health education to modify any identified risk factors.
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