1. EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SITE-BASED HEALTH CLINIC

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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?

6. 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 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
STEVE OHLINGER –
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