Learning Well Evaluation Academic Year 2009- 2010 Indiana University Bowen Research Center Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPH Robert M. Saywell, Jr., PhD, MPH Jennifer L. Custer, BA
Dec 30, 2015
Learning Well EvaluationAcademic Year 2009-2010
Indiana University Bowen Research Center
Terrell W. Zollinger, DrPHRobert M. Saywell, Jr., PhD, MPHJennifer L. Custer, BA
Evaluation Team
• Terrell W. Zollinger, Dr.P.HPrincipal Investigator
• Robert M. Saywell, Jr, PhD, MPHCo-Investigator
• Jennifer L. Custer, BAProject Manager
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
• Indiana Department of Education website
• STATS Indiana: County Profiles
Clinics Supported by Learning Well: 2009-2010
• 14 Nurse Practitioner Model Clinics• 54 Basic Health Services Model Clinics
42 RN Clinics 4 RN/MA Clinics 8 LPN or MA Clinics
• 19 Outreach Clinics• 87 Total Clinics
Access Rates: 2009-2010
• Four in 10 (41.4%) IPS students had access to a Learning Well school-based clinic
• Over one-third (33.2%) of all Marion County children (ages 5-17) had access to a Learning Well school-based clinic
• Four in 10 (44.9%) students in Learning Well schools visited the school-based clinics
Race/Ethnicity of Clinic Users: 2009-2010
n=11,990 (percentage based on available demographic information)
Complexity of Clinic Visits: 2009-2010
n=79,500 (percentage based on available demographic information)
Top Services Provided: 2009-2010
• Health Care and Counseling (141,219)
• Medications (97,705)
• Screenings and Assessments (18,511)
• Procedures (13,422)
• Referrals (3,115)
• Labs (2,557)
• Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling (616)
• Preventive and Risk Factor Counseling (598)
n=259,798 (treatment activities)
Top Three Health Care and Health Promotions Counseling Visits
• Health Care (101,220)– Temperature (42,472)
– Cold Pack (15,878)
– Wound Cleaning/Bandaging (9,874)
• Health Promotions Counseling (40,001)– Health (23,851)
– Nutrition (6,125)
– Hygiene (5,359)
Top Three Referrals and Laboratory Services
• Referrals (2,591)– Primary Care (1,700)
– Vision (187)
– Dental (166)
• Laboratory Services (2,566)– Pregnancy Urine Test (552)
– Rapid Strep Test (507)
– Urinalysis Dip (266)
Summary
• Learning Well continues to expand its presence in Marion County schools providing care to over 23,000 students in 87 schools in FY 2010
• Over one-third of the children in Marion County had access to a Learning Well clinic
• Over 40% of children in schools with Learning Well clinics visited it at least once in the 2009-2010 school year.
• Students received various types of health care including counseling and screening
Evaluation Plans
• Examine ways to measure the impact of the clinics on academic outcomes
• Estimate the return on investment of Learning Well clinics for the community and the funders
• Continue to improve the quality of the data used for evaluation
• Repeat the annual Learning Well evaluation for the 2010-2011 school year
• Share the results of the Learning Well clinic studies with other program directors and researchers