通过学生经营的非营利性儿科健康诊所提供社区健康福利
Margaret L Munz1, Owen L Young2, Alexis M Stoner3
1Surgery, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, USA.
Cureus
|June 11, 2024
概括
一个免费的儿科健康查计划成功地确定了服务不足的儿童的慢性疾病风险. 该计划强调了在弱势群体中需要获得医疗保健和早期检测的必要性.
科学领域:
- 社区健康 社区健康
- 儿科医学 儿科医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 社区查计划的历史根源可以追溯到19世纪.
- 一个骨科医学院和一个儿科牙科外展组织建立了一个免费的儿科健康查倡议.
- 该计划旨在为一个服务不足的社区提供服务,并培训未来的医疗专业人员参与社区参与.
研究的目的:
- 评估学生经营的每月儿科健康查计划的有效性和必要性.
- 为了确定儿童的慢性健康风险因素在一个服务不足的人口统计学.
- 为儿童群体展示综合牙科和健康评估的价值.
主要方法:
- 从14个健康查事件 (2021年10月至2023年3月) 中对非识别数据的回顾性分析.
- 查包括体重,身高,BMI,视力,心血管健康,高血压,喘,营养和中毒评估.
- 通过与为服务不足的儿童提供免费牙科诊所的合作伙伴关系,招募了患者.
主要成果:
- 评估了124名儿童,平均年龄为9.65岁;主要是西班牙裔 (79.67%).
- 大约27.64%的查儿童显示慢性疾病的危险因素.
- 近一半 (43.90%) 寻求有关医疗保险和初级保健的信息;12.20%有喘指标,8.94%有视力异常.
结论:
- 这项由学生运营的查计划有效地确定了服务不足的儿童患慢性病的风险增加.
- 该倡议强调了对可访问的健康查和早期发现未经治疗的疾病的迫切需要.
- 该计划成功地将家庭与医疗保险和定期医疗护理的资源联系起来.
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