Sloane Freeman1, Michael Sgro2, Anne E Wormsbecker3, Ashley K Vandermorris4, Kevin E Thorpe5, Muhammad Mamdani6. 1. Department of Paediatrics, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. 2. Department of Paediatrics, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. 3. Department of Paediatrics, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Public Health Ontario, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. 4. Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. 5. Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. 6. Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario ; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and efficacy of a school-based health centre (SBHC) established at an inner-city elementary school to help alleviate barriers to accessing health care. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of the first year of the SBHC was conducted. Feasibility metrics included the number of children who enrolled at the SBHC. Efficacy metrics included the proportion of enrolled children who attended and received new diagnoses and treatment plans. RESULTS: A total of 379 children enrolled at the SBHC and 127 children attended. Of the SBHC users, 74.0% received a new diagnosis and 90.6% received a treatment plan; 79.6% were from families with an annual income <$30,000, and 91.6% were from families whose first language was not English. CONCLUSION: The SBHC represents a feasible and efficacious way to enhance the delivery of health care to inner-city children.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and efficacy of a school-based health centre (SBHC) established at an inner-city elementary school to help alleviate barriers to accessing health care. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of the first year of the SBHC was conducted. Feasibility metrics included the number of children who enrolled at the SBHC. Efficacy metrics included the proportion of enrolled children who attended and received new diagnoses and treatment plans. RESULTS: A total of 379 children enrolled at the SBHC and 127 children attended. Of the SBHC users, 74.0% received a new diagnosis and 90.6% received a treatment plan; 79.6% were from families with an annual income <$30,000, and 91.6% were from families whose first language was not English. CONCLUSION: The SBHC represents a feasible and efficacious way to enhance the delivery of health care to inner-city children.
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Health care access; Health care utilization; School health clinic
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