Student Health Options

ADVANCING THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS BY ADDRESSING THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS.

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES JULY 2020 THROUGH JUNE 2021 MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM: MOST OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, THE CLASSROOMS WERE OPERATING ONLINE ONLY. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND REFERRALS FOR COUNSELING. BUT THC PERSEVERED AND WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS TO FIND THE STUDENTS WHO NEEDED HELP. MULTIPLE TELEHEALTH APPLICATIONS WERE TESTED TO FIND THE BEST OPTION FOR COUNSELING SERVICES. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME "SILVER LINING" ADVANTAGES OF THE TELE-MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING MODEL. AS COUNSELORS CONNECT WITH CHILDREN IN THEIR PERSONAL SPACE, THEY GAIN INSIGHTS INTO ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS NOT SEEN WHEN STUDENTS ARE ON CAMPUS. HOME INTERRUPTIONS LIKE BARKING DOGS AND SIBLING ACTIVITY NATURALLY DRAW CLIENTS TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR FAMILY AND LIVING SITUATION IN REAL TIME, OFTEN ORGANICALLY LEADING TO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNICATION PATTERNS OR TRIGGERS. THERE WERE 456 TOTAL VISITS FOR VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES JULY 2020 THROUGH JUNE 2021 MEDICAL PROGRAM: IN THE FALL OF 2020, A VERY SUCCESSFUL DRIVE THROUGH FLU VACCINE CLINIC WAS HELD AT A LOCAL HIGH-SCHOOL-DETAILS ABOVE. IN JANUARY OF 2021, MEDICAL TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS STARTED, AND IN LATE MARCH 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO START UP IN-PERSON MEDICAL CARE AGAIN. THERE WERE 170 TOTAL IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR MEDICAL CARE AND SPORTS PHYSICALS. BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SPORTS PHYSICALS AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO KEEPING THE STUDENT ENGAGED WITH THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HELP OUT THE SCHOOLS WITH COVID TESTING.

OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INVOLVED THE FOLLOWINGS FY 2020-2021 FUNDRAISING AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL ONLINE CAMPAIGN IN DECEMBER 2020 THE BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH MATCHING FUNDS GUARANTEED BY THE AMAZON FOUNDATION. OVER 140,000 WAS RAISED DURING THIS TIME, OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EVENT EVER. IN THE FALL OF 2020, 17 EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS SET UP A DRIVE-THROUGH FLU VACCINATION STATION IN FRONT OF OUR CLINIC AT WALLA WALLA HIGH SCHOOL. THE TEAM ADMINISTERED 93 VACCINES TO CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3-18 YEARS. THIS WAS A UNIQUE COLLABORATIVE EVENT BETWEEN THE HEALTH CENTER, WALLA WALLA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WALLA WALLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN LATE FEBRUARY OF 2021, A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED TO REPLACE LINDSAY ENGH. HER NAME IS NORMA HERNNDEZ. IN APRIL, THE HEALTH CENTER WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM IN THE SPRING OF 2021 HELPING TO KEEP THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT INTACT WHILE FUNDING WAS HARDER TO OBTAIN.