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students with special health care needs  

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  • An increasing number of students with special health care needs are entering schools throughout the United States. According to the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, approximately 11.2 million children ages 0 to 17 years in the United States have special health care needs. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Students With Special Health Care Needs]

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