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Bridging Gaps: Creating a Digital Toolkit to Support Pregnant and Parenting Youth
Tristan Banks1, Mallory Bejster2, Kathryn Ramirez-Mercado3
1Department of Women, Children, and Family Nursing, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.
A new care coordination toolkit improved school staff knowledge and confidence in supporting pregnant and parenting youth (PPY). This initiative enhanced resource access for PPY, addressing critical health and educational needs.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- School Nursing
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Pregnant and parenting youth (PPY) face significant health and educational disparities.
- Lack of care coordination and resource access exacerbates poor outcomes for PPY.
- Urban school districts require targeted interventions to support PPY.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement a care coordination toolkit for PPY within a large urban school district.
- To enhance school personnel's capacity to support PPY.
- To improve PPY's access to essential resources.
Main Methods:
- A care coordination toolkit was developed and launched.
- School personnel received training on toolkit utilization.
- Pre- and post-training surveys assessed knowledge and confidence.
- Quick Response (QR) codes provided anonymous resource access for youth.
Main Results:
- Staff knowledge increased by 66.1% and confidence by 46.9% post-training.
- The toolkit was piloted in 10 schools.
- QR codes facilitated 37 resource accesses in one month.
- 33 school staff participated in the training.
Conclusions:
- The care coordination toolkit effectively improved staff preparedness.
- School nurses play a vital role in supporting PPY.
- This evidence-based practice aligns with the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) framework.
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