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MEASURE OUTCOMES How will you measure progress and success? What are your outcome measures? How often will you check and measure your progress? Who will be responsible for collecting and reporting the information/data? How will you evaluate your initiative to determine success?
IDEA: Vision Screening Referrals and Follow-up

TOPIC: Screenings/Referrals/Follow-up

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RESOURCES What resources can guide this project using evidence-based, best-practices? Are there templates, information, guides already in place? What are others doing? Find out about other initiatives. What are other schools, districts, states doing? Do not limit yourself to nursing-related initiatives. Be sure to ask what were the lessons learned. Are there funding sources and grants that can help off set costs?

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ACTION STEPS Consider who will be affected and how? Get buy-in for your initiative. Who are the individuals who must be involved and engaged in your initiative? Who can lead the initiative? What partners/stakeholders should be involved? What resources will be needed? (i.e. types of staff and required time; supplies and materials, equipment, other resources; estimated What are possible challenges and barriers? Reflect on these and think about

• • Implement school nurse based upon suggestions • • costs). • Scan strategies. QR code to CBVI • screening • services Implement use of parent • volunteers to assist with •

QUICK START FACT SHEET KEY PRINCIPLE: COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS What exactly is it that you want to achieve? • comprehensive referral follow up for grade 4 and grade 6 students from (Neville, Radii, & Velmer, 2015). Implement use of • Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) for grade 4 and grade 6 vision screening. http:/ /www.state.nj.us /humanservices/cbvi /services/prevention • escorting students. @schoolnurses @NJSSNA

THE IDEA What areas do you want to focus on for improvement? Screenings, referrals, and follow-up activities are secondary prevention strategies that detect and treat health concerns in their early stages often before signs and symptoms appear — and modify, remove, or treat them before the health concerns become serious. Follow-up opportunities are missed once the initial referral is sent home. Aim to follow-up on 100% of referrals, a

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