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Prevention through health risk management.

G M Friedman1

  • 1Health Evaluation and Longevity Planning Foundation, Paradise Valley, AZ.

Clinical Chemistry
|August 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

A new risk management system is being developed to prevent childhood health and social problems. This system collects data in schools to create risk profiles for children, enabling targeted interventions and ongoing tracking.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Health
  • Risk Management
  • Preventive Medicine

Background:

  • Effective risk management systems exist for physical safety but not for health and social issues.
  • Childhood health and social problems pose significant risks without adequate preventive systems.
  • The Arizona Health Evaluation and Longevity Planning (HELP) Foundation is addressing this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a practical and cost-effective risk management system for children.
  • To identify and mitigate health and social risks in the school-aged population.
  • To establish a framework for ongoing risk assessment and intervention in children.

Main Methods:

  • Information collection in a school setting through voluntary participation.
  • Utilizing data from school administration, nurses, fitness and blood tests, self-esteem instruments, and questionnaires.
  • Development of individual child and class risk profiles by the HELP Foundation.

Main Results:

  • Risk profiles are generated for individual children and entire classes.
  • Profiles are shared with teachers, school nurses, principals, and parents.
  • Collaborative planning and implementation of risk management programs are facilitated.

Conclusions:

  • The developed system provides a proactive approach to managing childhood risks.
  • Continuous monitoring and reassessment track risks throughout a child's school career.
  • Evaluation of outcome changes will be a natural extension of this risk management process.

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