WHAT MATTERS MOST: The Health of Children

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WHAT MATTERS MOSTThe Health of Children

• Presentation to WVASN
• November 2, 2006
• Teri Harlan, President, WV School-Based Health
  Assembly
• Kathy Verzich, President, WV Association of
  School Nurses

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Today we will

• Describe the background and process used for the
  May 2006 retreat of school nurse and school-based
  health center reps
• Explain the recommendations of the participants
• Answer questions
• Ask for your endorsement

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What Matters Most Retreat

• May 18 and 19, 2006
• Co-sponsored by WVASN, WVDOE Office of Healthy
  Schools and WVSBHA
• Purposes
• To explore respective roles and responsibilities
  of school nurses and school-based health centers
• Identify opportunities for increased
  collaboration to improve student health

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13 Participants

• Dreama Burks, Mt View Wellness Center, Mingo co.
• Jennifer Cox, Roane General SBHCs
• Mary Grandon, Clay Co. SBHCs
• Teri Harlan, New River SBHCs, Fayette/Nicholas
  Co. (Pres. SBHA)
• Lisa Hart, Brandon Wellness Center, Barbour Co.
• Jane Ishman, School Nurse, Berkeley County
• Pat Mays, School Nurse and SBHC, Pleasants County
• Ann Sammons, School Nurse, Raleigh Co.
• Rosemary Scott, School Nurse and SBHC, Wood Co.
• Dixie Showalter, Ritchie Co. Primary Care
• Kathy Verzich, School Nurse, Grant Co (Pres.
  WVASN)
• Heather Wood, School Nurse SBHC, Cabell Co.
• Robin Yearout, School Nurse SBHC, Cabell Co.

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PROCESS

• Kathy and Teri chaired the process
• Rebecca King, Becky King and Eileen Barker served
  as resource persons coordinated arrangements
• Julie Pratt provided neutral facilitation
• Financial support covered participants costs

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The Groups Charge

• Identify current collaboration successes and
  barriers
• Identify unique and common roles of each
• Develop a framework for coordination
• Propose adoption by WVASN WVSBHA
• Develop MOU between the two entities

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Initial Retreat Discussions

• Commonalities and distinctions between SNs and
  SBHCs
• Understanding of purposes of WVASN and WVSBHA

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In-Depth Exploration

• Shared vision for school health
• Assessment of the environment positive factors
  and barriers
• Recommendations for working together

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Shared Vision Whatever, whenever and wherever

• Availability accessibility
• Comprehensiveness
• Safe and welcoming
• Wellness prevention oriented
• Supported
• Simplification
• Professional development

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Shared Vision Whats Positive Now?

• Image and track record
• Capable, dedicated professionals
• Funding and other support
• Collaboration
• Policy initiatives

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Shared Vision Whats in the way?

• Insufficient people power
• Insufficient funding
• Limited physical facilities
• Misperceptions about school health
• Policies and paperwork

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Conclusion

• Issues faced by SNs and SBHCs are similar
• Problems are not unique to any county

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Conclusion

• Participants agreed that many identified
  challenges could be addressed through a unified
  effort by school nurses, school-based health
  centers and other school health stakeholders.

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Notice the smiles! Eating is more fun than
working!!
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Recommendations for Collaboration

• What are 6 things SNs and SBHCs could do during
  the next 2 years to improve school health?

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The Top 6

• WVASN / WVSBHA joint planning such as
• Joint position statement on SN/SBHC partnership
  (beyond nationals)
• Coordinate public policy advocacy
• 100th anniversary of school nursing

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The Top 6

• Co-sponsor joint training events
• Work together on patient consent process to
  overcome HIPAA FERPA barriers
• Joint advocacy for comprehensive SH services
  health, medical, dental, vision, prevention,
  mental health, social, nutrition, access to
  medications,

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The Top 6

• Work together on wellness policy and wellness
  councils
• Joint campaign on new adolescent vaccines SNs
  identify students and work with SBHCs on
  administering (a one-day shoot)

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Other Recommendations

• See page 8 of report
• Possibilities for working together are endless!

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Next Steps

• Endorsement of the recommendations from WVASN
  WVSBHA
• Members to work on joint strategic plan
• Inform incoming association presidents
• WVSBHA enthusiastically endorsed 8/06
• WVASN will consider today

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Next Steps

• 2. Broaden support for collaboration by involving
  other key stakeholders
• 3. Integrate collaboration into existing goals
  and activities. (Use existing structures. Try to
  avoid creating new groups!)
• 4. Take advantage of collaboration opportunities
  as they occur

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Todays Tasks for WVASN

• Q and A
• Discussion
• Endorsement Decision
• Thanks for your commitment to what matters most!