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Connected Kids Goes To School Healthy People 2010 grant. California Chapter 4, American Academy of Pediatrics P. Agran, J. Trueman, A. Dale, J. McDonald, B. Luu , C Moser & Westminster School District J. Van Camp, D. Hill.
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Connected Kids Goes To School Healthy People 2010 grant California Chapter 4, American Academy of Pediatrics P. Agran, J. Trueman, A. Dale, J. McDonald, B. Luu , C Moser & Westminster School District J. Van Camp, D. Hill Consultant: Robert Sege, MD, PhD. And Colleagues In-kind services, California Chapter 4, American Academy of Pediatrics In-kind services Westminster School District
Before Connected Kids Goes to School Implementation Workshops “Connected Kids” Goes to School—Westminster School District School Readiness Nurses OC Health Care Agency Family Resource Centers Heart-to-Heart Org Implementation Workshop (50+) UCI Residents (20) St. Joseph Hospital (6) CHOC Residents (48) CHOC-EDAC (10) UCI (6) Bridges Home Visiting
Why Should Connected Kids Go to School? • Fewer pediatrician visits for school age children • School professionals have daily contact • Prevention opportunities • Schools connect with community resources* • *Key component of Connected Kids
Connected Kids Goes to School Goals • Collaborate with school and community • Involve pediatric residents • Adapt to diverse ethnic and socioeconomic community • Pilot • Evaluate
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolMethods • Found partners • Selected Middle School District • Socioeconomically diverse • Multi-ethnic • Focus on 11-14 year olds • Recruited focus group of school professionals • How adapt CK for school setting • Needs for CK guide for schools • Select topics • Need for other languages
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolMethods • Implementation Workshop • Time • Feed • Speakers (MD important role) • Buy-in from school district • Materials • Adapt into Spanish and Vietnamese • How and Who?
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolMethods: Modify Clinical Guide* • Professional Guide • Address multidisciplinary professionals, eg • Teachers • Counselors; psychologists, nurse • Extended School Program • * Robert Sege, Consultant and developed Professional Guide
Connected Kids Goes to School Methods: Evaluation • Debrief • CA4, AAP & School District debrief • Follow-up electronic survey of participants • Aftermath
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolResults: Focus Group • CK can be adapted for use by teachers, counselors, nurse, parent associations, after school program • Must have in Spanish and Vietnamese
ResultsPriority Topics • Bullying • Talking To Your Teen • Staying Cool
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolImplementation Workshop • Multidisciplinary • Connected Kids Orientation • Interactive small groups: how to implement • Eager to implement in specific school-related venues
Connected Kids Goes to School Implementation Workshop Law Enforcement Teachers Counselors School Nurses Psychologist CK2S Workshop Peer Counselors Coaches Extended School Program Library Family Resource Centers Teachers Parents
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolEvaluation • Need for materials • Consistent messages • AAP approved messages and materials • Focus test adapted materials
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolEvaluation: Follow-up Survey • Bullying popular topic • Staff need to be reminded of program • Need prominent display areas in school • Materials great add-on to Violence Prevention Program @school
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolEvaluation: Aftermath • Requests for • Follow-up session • Additional implementation workshops • CA4, AAP decided to focus group test materials adapted into Spanish and Vietnamese • CA4, AAP produce materials
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolConclusions • School innovative ideas for integrating program into what they already do • School will include CK into Prevention Grants
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolThe Aftermath • Requesting implementation workshops in other districts/schools • Want more materials; more brochures • Need Connected Kids CD • Need adaptation in other languages/cultures
Connected Kids Goes to SchoolSummary • CK role in school • Multidisciplinary professionals recruited • Have innovative ideas • Need AAP materials • Value of partnerships • Snowball effect
Looking AheadWhere Should Connected Kids Go Next? • Child Death Review Team • Child Care • Preschools • Social Services • Public Health Nursing
Where Should Connected Kids Go Next? • Reach Out and Read • Integrate TIPP and CK • Adaptation to other cultures • Other opportunities?
Connected Kids OC provides… Tools and strategies to help parents raise resilient children: • Professionals Guide for professionals & Clinical Guide for physicians • Educational materials for parents and youth • Low Literacy • Adaptation from English to Spanish and Vietnamese* • Resources *select materials
Thank you • CA4, AAP staff • Robert Sege and Colleagues • National AAP • Becky Levin Goodman • Bonnie Kozial