Mental Health Place Based Care Care Coordination Health Literacy

Results

• A combined total of 114 volunteers were recruited via the fairs.
• In all, 596 pictures were drawn. 176 were not approved for guessing because they were poorly drawn, unfinished, or because they contained inappropriate content.
• A total of 1,758 guesses were made. 1,488 matched the correct terms, while 270 were incorrect.

Examples

Doodle Health Guesses by Community

Community	Correct Guesses	Incorrect guesses	Total # of guesses made	Accuracy
American Indian/ Alaska Native	23	9	32 (1.82%)	71.88%
Asian	212	46	258 (14.68%)	82.17%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	43	8	51 (2.90%)	84.31%
Black or African American	46	5	51 (2.90%)	90.20%
Latino	221	41	262 (14.90%)	84.35%
White	878	149	1027 (58.42%)	85.49%
Other	65	12	77 (4.38%)	84.42%
Total	1488	270	1758 (100%)	84.64%

Game Testing Results

Rebudd: A Mental Health App for Adolescents

• Anxiety is one of the most common, debilitating mental illnesses, especially among youth
• Around 25 percent of American adolescents 13 to 18 years of age are impacted by anxiety
• Affected individuals may experience many symptoms including fear, nervousness, absence from social activities, poor school performance, eating disorders, etc.

App Focus

• To meet this gap, students chose to focus on the beneficial effects of calming colors and sounds that have been backed up by supporting literature
• Students decided to develop a sensory-oriented application providing several calming environments and encompassing therapeutic color, sound, and rhythmic gaming mechanics
• This app would assist adolescents with stress, nerves, anxious tendencies, or anxiety

Screenshots

Testing Process

Discussion

The game design was appealing to test users

Change in heart rate was inconsistent

Improvement in wordsearch performance in Rebudd users was dramatic

Small sample size in preliminary testing

Insufficient levels and length of game play

Future Research

• ChildrenLikeMine
• How to improve health? (Starting early?)
• How to attract students to STEM?

Acknowledgements

National Institutes of Health (NIH) for grant support of this project (G08 LM011546-03 Graphics to Enhance Health Education Materials for Underrepresented Populations)

Summer interns: Emma Goeas, Grace Hogan, Catherine Mellette, Lane McCaslin

T.C.Williams HS Biotechnology

Hello!

Jennifer Ushe

Technology Education Teacher

T.C.Williams HS

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A Teacher’s Perspective

The Work

2016-2017

• Doodle Health
• Application to address medical disparity
• Scratch & GameSalad
• Summer Internship & AMIA

2017-2018

• CITI Program Certification
• Children Like Mine
• “Website”
• Background
• Data
• Prevention
• Patient Experience

Challenges & Successes

Challenges

• New experience
• Addressing biotechnology standards
• Time to implement
• Relevance to curriculum

Successes

• Enhanced Curriculum
• Exposure
• Collaboration

A Student’s Perspective

The Work

2016-2017

• Classroom experience
• Field trip and presentations
• Four Students
• Summer Internship
• AMIA Conference

Challenges & Successes

Challenges

• Learning curve
• Coding
• Time

Successes

• Coding
• Creating the game
• Testing the game

The Impact

• Exposure to bioinformatics and coding
• Real-world work experience
• Impact on college & career readiness
• Confidence!

Presentation

Linda Zanin, EdD, RDMS GWU SMHS

Laura Evans, RN, MSN

Health & Medical Sciences T.C. Williams High School

GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Alexandria City Public Schools

T.C. Williams High School

Academy of Health Sciences

Partnership

Academy Goals

• Prepare students for high-demand, high-wage and high-skill careers in health and medical sciences
• Grow the number of industry certifications awarded to high school students
• Provide internships, mentorships, clinical and cooperative experiences
• Increase program completion, graduation rates, college readiness, transition to postsecondary education and workforce readiness
• Reduce proportion of students requiring remediation in college

Outcomes

• Industry Certifications

-- Post High School Certifications

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

-- Guaranteed Admission to GW SMHS

• College Transcript
• Reduce postsecondary costs and time for degree completion
• Workforce Readiness

7 Pathways

Existing

• Surgical Medical Sciences
• Nursing

New

• Biomedical Informatics
• Sports Medicine
• Emergency Medical Services
• Pharmacy
• Medical Laboratory Sciences

Keys to Success

• Access
• Finances
• Ensuring program quality
• Transferability of credit

Eligibility

• Cohort of rising 9th graders
• 150 students in cohort maximum
• Identified through a competitive application process
• Statement of interest
• Transcript
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Parent letter of support
• Committee of ACPS and industry partners review applications

Outreach

• Press releases
• ACPS express
• Information session with community leaders
• Information sessions for parents and students
• Academic advising
• Business and industry collaboration
• INOVA and other health systems
• Professional associations

Counseling and Support Services

• Student counseling
• Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
• Increase program participation among eligible traditionally underserved
• ACPS Support
• Textbooks
• Equipment
• Industry certifications
• Space

Addressing Financial Barriers

• Financial policies can create barriers for middle and low income student participation
• There are no costs or fees to participate in GW SMHS dual enrollment courses
• Funding
• Grants
• Donations
• Scholarship
• GW SMHS has committed scholarship funding

Academic Rigor

To ensure program quality and academic integrity:

• Students required to attend Summer Bridge Program
• College readiness preparation
• Taught by ACPS teachers
• Register non-matriculated GW student
• Dual enrollment courses will meet the same level and academic rigor as courses taught on GW’s campus
• Dual enrollment students held to postsecondary standards
• Assessment - College level

Ensuring Program Quality – Teachers

Health Science Academy dual enrollment teachers:

• Hiring criteria - meet ACPS and GW hiring standards and demonstrate readiness
• Adjunct faculty appointments – nonpaid
• Support - faculty liaison and subject matter experts
• Professional development
• Evaluation - Faculty assessment conducted

Ensuring Program Quality – Evaluation

Academic research and data underscore benefits of dual enrollment

• Course evaluations
• Student participation
• Outcomes
• Dual enrollment program will undergo evaluation
• National standards
• Data collection
• Faculty, student and program evaluation

Transferability of Credits

• GW courses transfer to postsecondary institutions that accept dual enrollment credit as transfer credit
• No guarantee - credit transfer depends on college policies and student’s chosen field of study
• Graduates who pursue their bachelor’s degree at GW SMHS are guaranteed transferability and pathways for guaranteed admission

Next Steps

• Virginia Governors Academy
• Advisory Board
• Planning Committees
• Communications
• Students, parents, teachers, high school administration, community and industry partners
• Funding
• Grants
• Donations
• Scholarship

Contacts

Linda Zanin, EdD, RDMS

Director of Strategic Partnerships, GW SMHS

[e-mail]

Laura Evans, RN, MSN

Health & Medical Sciences Instructor

T.C. Williams High School

[e-mail]

Bridging the Silos

Health

Education

Children’s National Internal School Health Collaborative

Children’s National is a school-friendly health care system designed to help all children reach optimal health and achieve their fullest academic potential.

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Next Meeting: May 22, 2018 from 9-11am

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JUNE 19, 2018

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