Smart Student Health And Wellness Foundation Inc

SMART (SCHOOL HEALTH MODEL FOR ACADEMICS REACHING ALL AND TRANSFORMING LIVES) IS AN EDUCATIONAL SOLUTION, ARCHITECTED BY GINN GROUP COLLABORATIVE (GGC), THAT FOCUSES ON BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND IMPROVING THE TRAJECTORY OF LIVES BY SUPPORTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH ONSITE SMART CENTERS. THE SMART MODEL DELIVERS A COMPREHENSIVE, SYSTEM-WIDE STRATEGY FOR EDUCATION-DRIVEN HEALTH SERVICES. THE SMART APPROACH NOT ONLY INCREASES THE HEALTH, SUCCESS, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS; IT REACHES FAMILIES AND SCHOOL STAFF, POSITIVELY IMPACTING ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. WITH THE SMART MODELS GROWTH AND LEVEL OF SUCCESS IN ADDRESSING SYSTEM GAPS AND STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO HEALTH EQUITY, SMART HAS EXPANDED AND ADAPTED TO A SERVE ADDITIONAL POPULATION COHORTS THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS, ADULT LEARNERS, AND SENIOR TOWER RESIDENTS.

THE SMART FOUNDATION RECEIVED SPECIAL FUNDS FROM CVSHS SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY INITIATIVE FOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVES (WI) OUTCOMES AND CVSH OUTREACH IN PITTSBURGH. THIS WAS DESIGNATED AS A DONATION TO THE SMART FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH SMART SITES SERVING THESE SPECIAL POPULATION COHORTS AT LIFE MALE STEAM ACADEMY (LIFE)AN ALL-MALE CHARTER SCHOOL WITH THE MISSION TO INCREASE THE PRESENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED MALES IN THE STEM PIPELINE AND TO PREPARE MALE SCHOLARS TO COMPETE GLOBALLYAND AT THE CVSH WI AND TALENT CENTER (WITC) AT EBENEZER OUTREACH MINISTRIES (EOM), BOTH IN PITTSBURGH.THE SMART STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER AT LIFE, LOCATED IN THE HILL DISTRICT, ONE OF PITTSBURGHS MOST UNDER RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS, OPENED THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE S OPERATION, IN 2021. THE SMART FOUNDATION FUNDED DUE DILIGENCE, FACILITIES RENOVATION, AND CLINIC STAFFING AND TRAINING ON THE SMART MODEL. FOR THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR, 98% OF THE SCHOOL POPULATION WAS CONSENTED TO BE SEEN AT THE SMART CLINIC, AND 87% OF THOSE CONSENTED WERE SEEN AT LEAST ONCE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE SMART CLINIC ALSO RISK ASSESSED 92% OF THE POPULATION, ENGAGING THOSE STUDENTS TO GET AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PHYSICAL/CLINICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH RISKS. THE OTHER COMPONENT OF WIS PITTSBURGH OUTREACH WITH SMART IS AT CVSHS WITC AT EOM, SERVING THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE HILL DISTRICT. THE EBENEZER OUTREACH MINISTRIES SMART HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES IMPACTING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL AGE GROUPS, INFANTS THROUGH SENIORS, WITHIN THE EOM COMMUNITY. AHEAD OF THE 2022 OPENING OF THE CLINIC, THE SMART FOUNDATION FUNDED THE INITIAL DUE DILIGENCE AT THIS SITE INCLUDING LICENSURE AND CREDENTIALING, HIRING, TRAINING, AND STAFFING THE CLINIC, FACILITIES RENOVATION, ORDERING MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE COLLABORATION WITH THE CVSH WITC OFFERS THE SMART FOUNDATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PIPELINE PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, ESPECIALLY FROM LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.THIS SMART HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC OPENED ON JULY 1, 2022. SMART STAFF MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO SEE ALL WITC PHARMACY TECH COHORT MEMBERS AND CULINARY PROGRAM MEMBERS, AS WELL AS REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORING HIGH SCHOOL MILLIONES UNIVERSITY PREP (8-12).