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UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Project Initiative The “UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Project Initiative” at Child Start, Inc. will improve children’s health, enhance parent’s abilities and reduce emergency care use. What do you do when your child gets sick? How much can be handled at home? When should you call the doctor? When should you go to the emergency room? These are some of the questions that a new program being funded by United Way of the Plains will answer for more than 700 local parents in the Wichita area. The program could save thousands of dollars in emergency health-care services and keep children healthier. The program is called the “UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Project Initiative.” United Way funds are being provided by two special grants from Capitol Federal (a total of $37,000). The program funding is part of United Way’s Success By 6® initiative that supports early childhood programs. “We are excited to be able to support a program that is a win, win, win,” said Patrick J. Hanrahan. “It’s a win for children who stay healthier. It’s a win for parents who become better caregivers. It’s a win for the community in reduced expenditures on unnecessary emergency care.” The program is coming to Wichita after being tested nationally by UCLA. The study reported a 48 percent decrease in emergency room use and a 37 percent reduction in clinic use. “We know that a child who is sick or just not feeling very good is less able to focus and learn,” said Teresa Rupp, executive director of Child Start, Inc. “So we've always worked on health as one of our key issues in helping low-income children prepare for school success. The UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Institute has an outstanding track record in the Head Start programs where it has been implemented, and we're looking forward to equally positive results in Sedgwick County. We are confident that this initiative will make a difference to the families we serve and to local health care providers as well."  The “Health Care Project Initiative” will give low-income parents training on how to better handle minor childhood ailments instead of relying only on emergency care. Training sessions will provide the book, “What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick,” to parents in the Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. The purpose of the program is not to train parents in first aid, but to train them to use the book first, prior to clinic, doctor or emergency room visits. Parents will also build a First Aid Kit during training. Training begins September 22 and will be presented in English and Spanish. The training will help parents know:
In addition to training sessions, parents will receive three home visits, one month apart. The success of the program will be evaluated and become part of a national research project by UCLA/Johnson & Johnson Health Care Institute study.
All participants will recieve the First Aid Kit pictured above Health Care Institute Wichita Head Start enrolled families at St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1525 N. Lorraine
Early Head Start enrolled families at Believers Tabernacle, 2000 S. Hillside
These trainings will be offered in English and Spanish at all sessions and locations. The books are printed in English and Spanish. Click here to read the Pilot Project Final Report from July 2006
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