K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships: Strategies for Navigating a Crisis with Trust, Equity, and Communication

By Leah Perkinson, Rebecca Lee Smith, Lisa C. Barrios

This important book addresses ways that K-12 leaders can develop and maintain partnerships with public health leaders and other community members during times of crises. Drawing on real practices of leaders and insights from public health professionals who helped bring children back into buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book offers clear guidance on how to keep students safe, healthy, and learning during inevitable public health crises that impact K-12 schools. With a focus on building trust, a commitment to equity, and an emphasis on communication, this book highlights the building blocks for successful partnerships. This is a must-have playbook for K-12 leaders on how public health and education can effectively and efficiently partner to respond, recover, and prepare for future crises.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041002408
• ISBN13: 9781041002406
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"