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Step Up & Be Counted! Strategies for Data Collection.

Kathleen H Johnson1, Erin D Maughan2, Martha Dewey Bergren3

  • 1Professor in Community Health, Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow, Seattle, WA.

NASN School Nurse (Print)
|October 18, 2017
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The Step Up & Be Counted! project standardizes school nurse data nationwide. This initiative enables consistent analysis of school health resources, interventions, and outcomes across the U.S.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Nursing Informatics

Background:

  • School nursing data collection varies significantly across U.S. states.
  • There is a need for standardized data to compare school health services nationally.
  • The Step Up & Be Counted! project addresses this data standardization gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the Step Up & Be Counted! project for collecting nationally standardized school nurse data.
  • To highlight innovations in data collection shared by State Data Champions.
  • To promote a consistent approach for analyzing school health resources and outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a network of Designated State Data Champions to collect aggregated, de-identified data.
  • Focusing on daily documentation from school nurses nationwide.
Keywords:
Step Up Be Counted!data collectionstandardized language, school nurses, national data set, informaticsstudent health

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  • Sharing data collection innovations presented at the 2017 National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Annual Conference.

    • Main Results:

    • The project facilitates "apples to apples" comparisons of school health data.
    • Innovations in data collection processes were shared by State Data Champions.
    • The initiative supports states new to data collection and those with established infrastructure.

    Conclusions:

    • Standardized data collection through Step Up & Be Counted! is crucial for national health analysis.
    • Collaboration among State Data Champions drives data collection improvements.
    • The project enhances the ability to understand and improve school health services across the United States.