Hoke Alicia M, Kephart Donna K, Dillon Judith F, McCullough Jody R, Blatt Barbara J, Kraschnewski Jennifer L
Penn State Hershey PRO Wellness Center, Penn State College of Medicine, 90 Hope Dr, MC A145, Hershey, PA 17033. Email:
Penn State Hershey PRO Wellness Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Oct 29;12:E185. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.150230.
School-based student health screenings identify issues that may affect physical and intellectual development and are an important way to maintain student health. Nonprofit hospitals can provide a unique resource to school districts by assisting in the timely completion of school-based screenings and meet requirements of the Affordable Care Act. This case study describes the collaboration between an academic medical center and a local school district to conduct school-based health screenings.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Hershey PRO Wellness Center collaborated with Lebanon School District to facilitate student health screenings, a need identified in part by a community health needs assessment.
From June 2012 through February 2013, district-wide student health screenings were planned and implemented by teams of hospital nursing leadership, school district leadership, and school nurses. In fall 2013, students were screened through standardized procedures for height, weight, scoliosis, vision, and hearing.
In 2 days, 3,105 students (67% of all students in the district) were screened. Letters explaining screening results were mailed to parents of all students screened. Debriefing meetings and follow-up surveys for the participating nurses provided feedback for future screenings.
The 2-day collaborative screening event decreased the amount of time spent by school nurses in screening students throughout the year and allowed them more time in their role as school wellness champion. Additionally, parents found out early in the school year whether their child needed physician follow-up. Partnerships between school districts and hospitals to conduct student health screenings are a practical option for increasing outreach while satisfying community needs.
以学校为基础的学生健康筛查能够识别可能影响身体和智力发育的问题，是维护学生健康的重要方式。非营利性医院可以通过协助及时完成以学校为基础的筛查，为学区提供独特资源，并满足《平价医疗法案》的要求。本案例研究描述了一家学术医疗中心与当地学区合作开展以学校为基础的健康筛查的情况。
宾夕法尼亚州立大学米尔顿·S·赫尔希医疗中心和宾夕法尼亚州立大学赫尔希职业健康中心与黎巴嫩学区合作，推动学生健康筛查，这一需求部分是通过社区健康需求评估确定的。
2012年6月至2013年2月，由医院护理领导层、学区领导层和学校护士团队规划并实施了全区范围的学生健康筛查。2013年秋季，通过标准化程序对学生进行身高、体重、脊柱侧弯、视力和听力筛查。
在两天内，对3105名学生（占该学区所有学生的67%）进行了筛查。向所有接受筛查学生的家长邮寄了说明筛查结果的信件。为参与的护士举行的汇报会和后续调查为未来的筛查提供了反馈。
为期两天的合作筛查活动减少了学校护士全年用于筛查学生的时间，使他们有更多时间履行学校健康倡导者的职责。此外，家长在学年早期就知道孩子是否需要医生跟进。学区与医院合作开展学生健康筛查是增加外展服务同时满足社区需求的切实可行选择。
