Lois Capps represents California's 23rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. Rep. Capps is committed to helping people improve their daily lives through better schools, quality health care, and a cleaner environment. She is a former school nurse.

Amy Garcia is the Executive Director of the National Association of School Nurses in Silver Spring, Maryland. Nurse Garcia previously worked for the Wichita Public Schools and started her career in nursing with an emphasis on diabetes. Through her work at NASN, it is her desire to improve the health and educational success of children and youth.

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A Peaceful Revolution: Difficult Coin Toss: Lose Your Job or Risk Your Child's Health

Posted October 29, 2007 | 09:28 PM (EST)


Late last month, as many as 2,600 students in Prince George's County, Maryland, and 900 students in Baltimore were barred from school because they had still not received immunizations required by the state of Maryland (Baltimore Sun, Sept. 27, 2007). The irony of this situation cannot go unstated. Students are...

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