2003-2004
Year–at–a–Glance, 2004-2005
Year–at–a–Glance,
2005-2006 Year–at–a–Glance
Improved
Access to Care
AHEC support enabled health professions students training in the community
to:
• Provide 1,300 children in Chester County with fluoride varnish treatments
and oral health education.
• Screen 70 North Philadelphia residents for obesity related disorders
and hypertension.
• Screen 75 seniors for risk of fall.
• Educate 180 youths about orthopedic/spinal issues.
• Screen and educate 350 Mexican migrant workers about tobacco hazards.
• Educate 93 children at Philadelphia day care centers and other sites
about lead poisoning prevention.
• Educate elementary school teachers about Type I diabetes in children.
• Develop low literacy education materials about diabetes care for individuals
who are developmentally delayed and/or have low literacy skills.
• Provide health fair for low income seniors with follow up of 100 attendees.
Education of current health professionals
• Trained 18 nurses in the care of technology dependent children in
the home.
• Trained 125 health professionals in the treatment of persons with
nicotine addiction.
• Trained two Latino outreach workers to deliver health education at
mushroom farms.
• Provided 70 primary care practitioners with self directed CME programs
on the treatment of nicotine addiction and related issues of endocrine disease.
• Provided technical assistance to 25 school nurses and school teachers
in area of resource development.
Education and training of future health professionals
• Supported/facilitated the community based training of 248 medical
students, 34 physical therapy students, 29 nurse practitioners, 41 physician
assistants, and 53 allied health students.
• Supported education at LaSalle College of Nursing, Widener College
of Nursing, Arcadia University, Philadelphia University, Temple University
Departments of Nursing and Public Health, West Chester University Department
of Health, and Jefferson University College of Medicine.
• Recruited and developed 26 community physician sites for the clinical
training of Temple University School of Medicine students.
Recruitment of youths into health careers
• Supported training of 65 7th and 8th graders in a 6 week health and
research intern program at Temple University. In 2003-04, 65 students of the
high school program published in peer reviewed journals, and 15 were invited
to give oral presentations at national scientific meetings.
• Provided supplies to enhance life science laboratory experiences for
30 health career students at William Penn High School.
• Trained 18 Chester High Health Career students in blood pressure skills.
• Coordinated health fair and health career day at Coatesville High
School with 275 attendees.
Developing community resources for primary care
• Secured $71,500 in grant funds for tobacco prevention and cessation
program for Latinos in Chester County.