ERIC Number: EJ977077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
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Clinic Visit Data as a Tool to Improve Student Health
Lamping, Jerry
School Business Affairs, v78 n2 p8-11 Feb 2012
Typically, the number of student visits to a school clinic is interesting only to the health services department as a metric for setting levels for clinic staffing and medical supply stocking. However, the number of visits and the reasons for those visits can gauge a school's indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and can motivate the facility services department to perform an environmental health assessment and implement any necessary corrective actions. To ascertain the IEQ of a classroom, facility services staff members usually perform a visual inspection or use an inexpensive indoor air quality meter. In some cases, they may use a surveyor questionnaire; but such methods are subjective and can result in false negatives since most air pollutants are invisible to the unaided eye. One way to assess a school's IEQ is to monitor clinic visit data. Analyzing clinic visit data can help inform programs to improve environmental quality. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Health Services, Pollution, Clinics, Environmental Standards, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Access to Health Care, Incidence, Case Studies, Vignettes, Health Promotion, Educational Facilities Improvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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