rebecca king, coordinator wvde-office of healthy schools
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Rebecca King, CoordinatorWVDE-Office of Healthy Schools
Family and
Child Wellness
What is Wellness?
• Includes the Whole Child;• the Family; and• Social, Emotional and
Physical health.
Readiness to Learn
Top 5 Medical Diagnoses/Procedures2010/11 School Nurse Needs Assessment
Medical Diagnoses In-School Specialized Health Care Procedures
Asthma Inhalers for Asthma
Behavioral Disorders Emergency Medications
Anaphylactic Reaction Long-Term Medications
Obesity Special Diets per Federal Form
Mental Disorders (Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenic, Suicidal)
Seizure Management
Close 5th places…..Ear, Nose and Throat/Migraine or Severe Headache/Seizures
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2010/11 Student Medical Diagnoses
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What Do We Know?
It takes a village with multiple skills and resources to make a successful
difference in the life of a child!
CDC-Coordinated School Health
Coordinated School Health Model
Instruction
Environment
Services
Instruction
Health Education
Physical Education
Services
Health(School Nursing
and SBHCs)
Mental/Behavioral( School Counseling
and SBHC/BHS outreach)
Nutrition(School Meals
Program)
Environment
Healthy School
Environment
Family and Community Involvement
Staff Wellness
Coordinated School Health Model
Instruction
Environment
Services
How can Schools Make a Difference?
• Working with the Medical and Dental Home of each student for school entry requirements such as HealthCheck comprehensive examination and immunizations
• Encouraging students and families to schedule annual well child and biannual dental visits (Example: PreK Child Accomplishment Summary)
• Bringing the families and communities to schools (Full-Service Schools Approach including School-Based Health Center Services)
• Keeping the appropriate school health, medical and dental providers in the loop, IEP Team meetings, SAT, sensory impairment concerns, etc.
(add HealthCheck Diagram here)
What is a HealthCheck?Who is eligible?Children birth through 20 years of age who have an active Medicaid, CHIP and PEIA card.
Services ProvidedInitial and periodic health check-ups completed by a medical
provider including, but not limited to, the following: physical examination dental, hearing and vision testing immunizations laboratory testing, including blood lead developmental assessment medical history referral for further diagnostic and treatment services.
WHY a HealthCheck????
• Establishes a MEDICAL HOME for each student.
• Enable an annual comprehensive physical.• Establishes a seamless health record from
the student/parent to the medical provider and school.
• Forces collaborative between a child’s most significant growth factors the school, parents and the medical home.
Benefits, Cost and Coverage…
• Benefits:– Establish a medical home– Partnerships
• Cost:– Usually no cost since this is a preventative
care visit if any cost then MINIMAL copay with some private insurances.
– WVDHHR has volunteered to assist with co-pay if needed per family request.
Benefits, Cost and Coverage…
• Coverage:– In 2008/09, out of 15,000 kindergarteners
Healthchecks ONLY 30 were truly uninsured requiring cost coverage per WVCHIP Administrative funds.
– In 2009/10, out of approximately 24,000 PreK and Kindergarten students only 17 were truly uninsured requiring cost coverage per WVCHIP Administrative funds.
– -In 2010/11 there were no request for uninsured.
What are the existing supports?
2011/12RESA-Regional School Wellness Focus
Areas
• Physical Activity (Let’s Move)• Nutrition• Health Education Assessment• FitnessGram• Mental Health • Suicide • Bullying• School-Based Health Centers• Teen Pregnancy• Tobacco• Diabetes
Coordinated School-Public Health is a Team Work approach through
Partnerships which enable schools to meet the wellness needs of students
and families
