Hometown Stories Episode 71 - Public Health Leaders stress importance of physical, mental health as children head back to school.

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Hometown Stories Episode 71 - Public Health Leaders stress importance of physical, mental health as children head back to school. School is about to begin for Virginia public school students. In addition to having backpacks, uniforms and new shoes ready to go, public health leaders also want children to be prepared physically. That means getting their annual physical and required vaccinations - as well as checking up on their mental health. We spoke with Dr. Karen Shelton, Virginia State Health Commissioner, about what parents need to know ahead of the school year.&nbsp;This conversation originally appeared on the WDBJ7+ Digital News Desk. Hometown Stories http://HometownStoriesPodcast.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27642075/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/157220964