EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SITE-BASED HEALTH CLINIC

WHO WE ARE LOCATED IN MEIGS COUNTY 800 STUDENTS 65 CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS 35 SUPPORT PERSONNEL 4 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PERSONNEL OUR DISTRICT COVERS APPROXIMATELY 120 SQUARE MILES

MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO POPULATION – 23,106 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOLZER CLINIC PROVIDE AN URGENT CARE LOCATION AS WELL AS A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY FACILITY HOPEWELL HEALTH PRIMARY CARE DENTISTRY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

OUR PROCESS WE WERE INITIALLY CONTACTED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BECOME PART OF A FOCUS GROUP BASED UPON OUR DEMOGRAPHICS % OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ATTENDANCE RATES STATE REPORT CARD INDICATORS OUR SCHOOL NURSE AND ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL ATTENDED INITIAL MEETINGS HELD BY THE ODE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THESE MEETINGS, WE LEARNED OF A VALUABLE RESOURCE THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE ODE WEBSITE THE School-Based Health Care Support Toolkit

School-Based Health Care Support Toolkit TOPICS COVERED BY THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE: What is school-based health care and how can I use this toolkit?​ How do we get started? How do we operationalize our partnership? How can we ensure a sustainable model?​ How do we measure success?

OUR PROJECT CREATION OF WELLNESS TEAM SURVEYS TO STAKEHOLDERS KEY STATISTICS FROM THE SURVEY 83% OF OUR STUDENTS HAD AT LEAST ONE (1) PRIMARY CARE VISIT IN PREVIOUS YEAR ONLY 37% HAD A WELL-CHILD VISIT IN THAT SAME PERIOD OF TIME STATISTICS PROVIDED BY OUR SCHOOL NURSE: 4000 SICKNESS RELATED ABSENCES IN THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR INVOLVING 705 STUDENTS 50% OF THESE ABSENCES WERE FOR NON-CONTAGIOUS REASONS THAT COULD BE TREATED IN A SITE-BASED CLINIC WITH THE STUDENTS RETURNING TO CLASS

OUR PROJECT MET WITH POTENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS SELECTION OF SPACE THIS PRESENTED A CHALLENGE AS WE WANTED TO PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THUS HAVING AN OUTSIDE ENTRANCE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES – INVOLVED MOVING OF STAFF TO OTHER AVAILABLE CLASSROOM SPACE VISITATION OF SCHOOL-BASE HEALTH CARE CLINIC (TRIMBLE LOCAL) SEARCH FOR MONETARY SUPPORT

MONETARY SUPPORT MEIGS COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND WE APPLIED FOR $2,500 (THE MAXIMUM THAT COULD BE APPLIED FOR) AND WERE GENEROUSLY PRESENTED WITH $10,000 DUE TO THE GRACIOUS CONTRIBUTION OF TWO ALUMS OF THE DISTRICT WE CURRENTLY HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO THE SISTERS OF HEALTH FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH RELATED NEEDS TO COUNTIES IN THE MID-OHIO VALLEY – INCLUDING MEIGS COUNTY (APPROXIMATELY $36,845 FOR EQUIPMENT) STUDENT WELLNESS AND SUCCESS FUNDING AS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE NEW STATE BUDGET

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN JULY 2019 – OCTOBER 2019 – FORMAL RENOVATION PLANS ESTABLISHED; MOU SIGNED OCTOBER 2019 – JANUARY 2020 – RENOVATION OF CLASSROOM/CLINIC SPACE JANUARY 2020 – FEBRUARY 2020 – EQUIPMENT ORDERED; FINAL INSPECTIONS FEBRUARY 2020 – MARCH 2020 – STAFF HIRED APRIL 2020 – ONWARD – FULLY OPERATIONAL

ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES CREATION OF TWO (2) NEW JOBS INCREASED ACCESS TO ONSITE HEALTHCARE (PREVENTION, PROMOTION, INTERVENTION) TO STUDENTS, CAREGIVERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY IMPROVED STUDENT AND STAFF ATTENDANCE RATES

MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIONMENT WHERE ALL STUDENTS CAN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. PARTNERING WITH HOPEWELL HEALTH, WE WILL FOCUS ON SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD BOTH WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION STEVE OHLINGER – SOHLINGER@EASTERNLOCAL.NET (740) 667-6079