Enhancing Student Success Through Health Services

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Enhancing Student Success Through Health Services
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Partnership Overview

• Pontiac School District approved 3 full time
  nursing positions in the Fall of 1998
• St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland partnership began in
  Spring of 1999 with 2 full time nursing positions

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Vision Problems In Children
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Comparison Of State Vs. School District Of The
City Of Pontiac
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Pontiac School District
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Hearing
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Hearing

• 7 of students failed hearing screening
• Nurses interventions were provided to 60 of
  these students

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Hearing
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Mobile Dentist Oral Preventative Restorative
Program
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Oral Health Data Summary 2000-06
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Dental
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Dental Restoration
Mobile Dentist
Unknown
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45
35
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Own Dentist
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82 Restorative
88 Total Work Completed
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Medical Conditions of PSD Students
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Chronic Illnesses
ADHD Heart Murmur Sickle Cell Anemia Heart
Disorders Lead Poisoning
ASTHMA 70
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Assessment Direct Care to Students
2004
2005
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Lice
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Immunizations

• Coordinated the integration of the new web based
  program
• Assist district to achieve immunization
  compliance rates

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Staff Wellness
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Staff Wellness

• Total pounds lost 379
• that lost weight 99/108 92
• Average weight lost 3.8 pounds
• Decrease in body fat 69/108 64
• Decrease in blood pressure 49
• Decrease in BMI 77/108 71

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Staff Training

• 5,309 staff trained in 488 sessions
• Conduct mock emergency/treatment drills.
• Train staff and families in specific health and
  safety issues.
• Assist staff to make health-related adaptations
  to the school program.
• Train staff to meet district state requirements.

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Staff Training

• CPR/FIRST AID
• 424 STAFF TRAINED
• (EXCLUDING THIS SCHOOL YEAR)

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Staff Training
Tip of the iceberg
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District Procedures

• Provides District with up to date district wide
• Health
• Administrative
• Procedures

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Key Benefits

• BEYOND THE COMMUNITY
• Serve on State Level Committees.
• Bring recognition to the District as being
  leaders in promoting health of children in the
  school setting.

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Accomplishments

• Grant funding or additional funding to district
• St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Partnership 5 for 3
• VSP vouchers for eye exams and glasses 58,000
• Team Nutrition 11,800
• Bike Helmets 10,575
• Safe Routes to School 3000
• Dental 36,000

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Accomplishment

• Diabetes Foundation 600
• Kidney Foundation 875
• Johnson Johnson 1500
• Asthma 6500
• Optimist Club 500
• Medical Equipment Donations 600
• Lice Products 21,536
• Count Day Students 196,200

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• You cannot educate a child who is not
• healthy,.
• And you cannot keep a child healthy who is not
  educated.
• Jocelyn Elders,
  M.D.