Eastern Local School District Site-Based Health Clinic
Located in Meigs County, Ohio, the Eastern Local School District Site-Based Health Clinic serves around 800 students with a team consisting of 65 certified staff members, 35 support personnel, and 4 administrative office personnel. Covering approximately 120 square miles, the district collaborates with healthcare providers like Holzer Clinic and Hopewell Health to ensure comprehensive healthcare services for the community. They have also initiated projects such as creating a wellness team and utilizing surveys to stakeholders to enhance the health and well-being of their students. Additionally, the district has engaged in partnerships with the Ohio Department of Education and other healthcare providers to establish and support school-based health initiatives.
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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
