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Learning Well, Inc. Evaluation Report Academic Year 2010-2011. Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPH Robert M. Saywell, Jr., PhD, MPH Jennifer L. Custer Jessica M. Coffing , MPH. Evaluation Team. Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPH Principal Investigator Robert M. Saywell, Jr , PhD, MPH Co-Investigator
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Learning Well, Inc.Evaluation ReportAcademic Year 2010-2011 Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPH Robert M. Saywell, Jr., PhD, MPH Jennifer L. Custer Jessica M. Coffing, MPH
Evaluation Team • Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPHPrincipal Investigator • Robert M. Saywell, Jr, PhD, MPHCo-Investigator • Jennifer L. Custer, BAProject Manager • Jessica M. Coffing, MPH Research Staff
Learning Well Mission Statement To improve the health, well-being and school performance of students in Marion County through improved access to integrated preventative and primary health care services provided by collaborative partnerships.
Data Sources • Welligent Electronic Health Record • Administrative Data • STATS Indiana: County Profiles
Clinics Supported by Learning Well: 2010-2011 • 14 Nurse Practitioner Model Clinics • 59 Basic Health Services Model Clinics • 47 RN Clinics • 4 RN/MA Clinics • 8 LPN or MA Clinics • 19 Outreach Clinics • 92 Total Clinics
Access Rates: 2010-2011 • Four in 10 (41.4%) IPS students* had access to a Learning Well school-based clinic • Over one-third (34.5%) of all Marion County children (ages 5-17) had access to a Learning Well school-based clinic • Almost half (48.8%) of students in Learning Well schools visited the school-based clinics *IPS data is from 2009 –2010 school year
Students Receiving Services: 2010-2011 26,106Students HAD 131,392 Visits WITH 325,799 Services Provided
Gender of Clinic Users: 2010-2011 Female Male n=20,985 (percentage based on available demographic information)
Race/Ethnicity of Clinic Users: 2010-2011 n=14,485 (percentage based on available demographic information)
Complexity of Clinic Visits: 2010-2011 n=87,495 (percentage based on available demographic information)
Top Services Provided: 2010-2011 • Health Care and Counseling (163,315 – 50.1%) • Medications (114,706 – 35.2%) • Screenings and Assessments (21,241 – 6.5%) • Procedures (15,284 – 4.7%) • Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling (3,649 – 1.2%) • Referrals (2,712 – 0.8%) • Labs (2,661 – 0.8%) • Preventive and Risk Factor Counseling (1,701 – 0.5%) n=325,799 (treatment activities)
Top Three Health Care and Health Promotions Counseling Services • Health Care (107,673 – 33.0%) • Temperature (42,019 – 39.0%) • Cold Pack (18,082 – 16.8%) • Wound Cleaning/Bandaging (10,416 – 9.7%) • Health Promotions Counseling (58,951 – 18.1%) • Health (34,169 – 58.0%) • Nutrition (11,878 – 20.1%) • Hygiene (7,980 – 13.5%)
Top Three Referrals and Top Four Laboratory Services • Referrals (2,712 – 0.8%) • Primary Care (1,811 – 66.8%) • Dental (250 – 9.2%) • Vision (201 – 7.4%) • Laboratory Services (2,661 – 0.8%) • STDs (685 – 25.7%) • Urinalysis Dip (631 – 23.7%) • Pregnancy Urine Test (466 – 17.5%) • Rapid Strep Test (355 – 13.3%)
Summary, part I • Learning Well continues to expand its presence in Marion County schools providing care: • To over 26,106 students in FY 2011, up from 17,411 students in 5 years (FY 2006), 49.9% increase • In 92 schools in FY 2011, up from 52 in 5 years (FY 2006), 76.9% increase • At 131,392visits in FY 2011, up from 83,363 in FY 2006, 63%increase • Though 325,799 services in FY 2011, up from 205,384 in FY 2006, 58.6% increase
Summary, part II • Over one-third of the children in Marion County had access to a Learning Well clinic • Almost half of children in schools with Learning Well clinics visited it at least once in the 2010-2011 school year • Students received various types of health care including counseling and screening
Evaluation Plans • Continue to improve the quality of the data used for evaluation • Repeat the annual Learning Well evaluation for the 2011-2012 school year • Share the results of the Learning Well clinic studies with other program directors and researchers • Needs assessment manuscript to be submitted to a national peer-reviewed journal • Developing an academic outcomes study in collaboration with Paul Kaiser, Beech Grove Schools