{"id":134220,"date":"2026-01-28T00:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/134220\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:11:08","slug":"the-childrens-trust-announces-significant-expansion-of-its-investment-in-student-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/134220\/","title":{"rendered":"The Children\u2019s Trust announces \u201csignificant expansion\u201d of its investment in student health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/F7OPMUWFWRDBRDYDBNSMLF7ZFQ.jpg\"  width=\"6000\" height=\"3375\"\/>The Children&#8217;s Trust <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla.  \u2014 The Children\u2019s Trust, established by voter referendum to improve the lives of families and children in Miami-Dade County, announced earlier this month that it will expand its HealthConnect in Our Schools initiative. In collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, The Trust is investing nearly $26 million annually to provide comprehensive health services to hundreds of thousands of students at all M-DCPS and some charter schools. The investment represents a 29% increase from last year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis significant expansion of our investment and collaboration in HealthConnect reflects our commitment to ensuring all students have access to the health services and education they need to thrive,\u201d said James R. Haj, President &amp; CEO of The Children\u2019s Trust. \u201cBy investing in their health today, we are investing in a brighter future for our entire community.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Through six health care service agencies, the expanded initiative gives students at 283 schools access to in-person nursing, as well as telehealth and pediatric mobile unit services. School health teams include advanced practice providers (APPs), registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), health aides\/technicians, social workers and mental health professionals. These professionals support nursing care, disease prevention, health promotion and behavioral health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cStudent health is undoubtedly linked to academic performance,\u201d said Dr. Jose L. Dotres, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. \u201cThis expanded partnership with The Children\u2019s Trust and Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County ensures that medical and mental health support is available right on our campuses. By increasing access to care, we are empowering our students to stay in the classroom and reach their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">To learn more about HealthConnect, including a listing of schools and services provided, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechildrenstrust.org\/about-us\/what-we-fund\/healthconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thechildrenstrust.org\/about-us\/what-we-fund\/healthconnect\/\">www.thechildrenstrust.org\/healthconnect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Mayte Padron\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/ff163d72-f807-4d1c-9f44-.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Mayte Padron<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG\u2019s Community Relations Department, overseeing the station\u2019s outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community. She joined the station in 2001. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandThe Children&#8217;s Trust MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The Children\u2019s Trust, established by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":{"0":"post-134220","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}