The new school year is in full gear, and students are back in the classroom. School districts have taken steps to ensure a safe and healthy return to the classroom, but health concerns remain. The Delta variant continues to spread, and many adolescents are not vaccinated against COVID-19. In addition, many students have fallen behind on routine vaccinations during the pandemic, leaving adolescents vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases.
Schools and school districts have worked tirelessly to protect students from serious illnesses. How are they doing? This panel of experts brings together diverse voices to discuss vaccination and preventive care strategies to keep adolescents and young adults healthy and in school.
Dr. Chelsea Clinton will moderate a panel discussion among distinguished leaders from the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) on promising practices that schools have adopted to help keep students safe and healthy and support healthy school environments.
As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton works alongside the Foundation’s leadership and partners to help create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service across the United States and...
Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Dr. Daniel A. Domenech has served as executive director of the American Association of School Administrators since July 2008. Dan has more than 36 years of experience in public education, 27 of those years served as a school superintendent. Dan...
President, National School Boards Association (NSBA)
Dr. Viola M. Garcia is an emeritus professor in the Department of Urban Education at the University of Houston-Downtown, where she served as chair of the department and as assistant chair for undergraduate programs. Viola has over 30 years of...
Board President, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Lisa Macon Harrison has been the director of the Granville Vance District Health Department in North Carolina since 2012. Her previous roles in North Carolina public health thread through research, practice, advocacy, and policy development. Lisa...
Founder, Teens for Vaccines, 9th Grade High School Student
Arin Parsa is a high school freshman and the founder of Teens for Vaccines, a youth organization with ambassadors across many states in the US, promoting life-saving vaccines and empowering teens to get vaccinated since the 2019 measles outbreaks....
Judy is President and Founder of Unity Consortium and has deep expertise in healthcare and vaccines. Judy's passion is supporting individuals to lead healthy lives by proactively focusing on preventive healthcare and immunizations. Toward this...