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Abstract
This thesis analyzes the efficacy of district programming in providing social services to a wide variety of demographics in Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) through a qualitative analysis conducted within their Office of Student Health. Through conducting interviews with 12 district staff and one high school nurse and coding responses through the qualitative coding platform NVivo, this study aims to address the gap in literature of the effect of trust between education and healthcare systems and determine how to foster cultural trust and a community health approach in Cherry Creek School District. Staff provide their perspectives on the efficacy of programs and recommendations for the upcoming Student and Family Resource Center on Overland High School's campus in Aurora, Colorado. The author analyzes this data and provides their own recommendations, including increasing information sharing, developing support for families and educators as well as students, and eliminating basic access barriers such as transportation and timing that may be a result of negative effects relating to social determinants of health.