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Program started
to improve health
of school children
By LARRY HITCHCOCK
News Editor
"We as a hospital want to do all
we can to improve the health of the
children in Houston County," said
Beth Jones, assistant administrator
for community education at Perry
Hospital.
And the hospital took a big step
toward that goal at the last Board of
Education meeting when it was
announced that in-school clinics
would be opened at four schools,
Perry High School and
Momingside, Tucker and Kings
Chapel elementary schools. The
action expanded the current iu
school health clinic program in
operation at Perry and Lindsey
elementary schools and Perry and
Tabor middle sch<x>ls.
Perry Hospital will be providing
the funding for two licensed
practical nurses (LPNs) through its
Indigent Care Trust fund. The LPNs
will work a half-day at the four
schools added to the program.
Kathy Shiplett, head nurse for the
Houston County school system,
and Diane Bannister, nurse manager
for the Houston County Health
Department, and the hospital staff
will choose the LPNs and they will
work under the supervision of
Shiplett.
Working with the Health
Department and Family
Connection, the LPN at each
school will arrange for health
checks to be done on each child in
need of one. If the checks are
performed at the sclxxd, the Family
Connection registered nurse (RN)
will conduct the check. If conducted
at the Health Department, the
department's RN will be
responsible.
While the RN is on a school
campus, the LPN assigned to that
school will provide services at
either Perry Middle or Perry
Elementary or services at
her other assigned school.
"The LPN will help with the
paperwork and work-ups and
identify children who have not h;id
checkups," Jones said.
"We met several times with the
Health Department to determine the
needs of the community," Jones
said, "and children were the primary
concern. We know there are children
not receiving regular checkups and
other health needs and this is one
way we (the hospital) can help."
"Staffing and setting up the new
clinics will cost $42,427," Nadine
Weems, interim administrator at
Perry Hospital, said. "We've had
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tremendous cooperation with the
schools in establishing the in
school clinics. We are really excited
about this joint venture with the
Health Department, the schools,
Family Connection and the
hospital," Weems said.
The examining tables needed at
the schools may be built by one of
the vocational classes, Weems said.
The hospital will provide bandages
and other medical equipment needed
at each sclkxil.
Should an emergency iirise, the
LPN or RB will provide initial care
(first aid) and then act as a referral
service if additional services are
needed.
The in-school clinics are just one
program the hospital is involved in
to help the Perry community.
"The hospital has just joined the
National Safe Kids program," Jones
said. "We held a bike safety night
where we fitted each child with a
helmet and held a bicycle safety
program and gave them each a
certificate.
"Safe Kids is dedicated to
childhood accident prevention,"
Jones said. "Accidents are the
leading killer of children."
"We'd much rather see illness or
accidents prevented than treated,"
Weems said.
The Safe Kids bicycle helmets are
a good example. "It costs an
average of $100,(XX) to treat a head
injury," Weems said. "The cost of a
helmet is $18."
EduCare is Perry Hospital's
prognun of community education.
"We started EduCare in July 1993
and has 4,500 participants in the
first year," Jones said. EduCare
includes classes in CPR, first aid,
nutrition, weight loss, cancer and
heart disease prevention programs
and support groups for Alzheimer’s
disease and epilepsy and seizures.
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As 1994 winds down, the
Houston County Extension Service
is busy planning for 1995. The
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agriculturally related programs that
will be conducted next year.
According to County Extension
Director, Duren Bell, "We're trying
something a little different in 1995.
We will be sponsoring what we are
calling the 'Monthly Ag Breakfast.'
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These breakfasts will be held on the
second Tuesday of each month at
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speakers on various agricultural
topics." Bell explained that most of
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"We're hoping that the meetings
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has an interest in agriculture will
make plans to attend. It will be a
good time of fellowship and an
opportunity for an exchange of
ideas.” Each of the breakfast
meetings will begin at 7:00 a.m.
Please seeBREAKFAST, page 8A
Dr. John M. Magac, D.C.
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