1/5/2022 Meeting Minutes

WORKGROUP ON CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH

January 5, 2022

Virtual Meeting Minutes

THOSE PRESENT

Susan Mills, GCHD Dr. Karl Schwalm, Retired MD Dr. Stephanie Sisler, Lovelight Peds

Laura Robinson, MDH Kendra Thayer, GRMC Shelley Argabrite, GCHD

John Hummel, GCPS Amy Ritchie, GCHD Amy Fike, Lighthouse

John Corbin, GCHD Kimi Scott-McGreevy, GRMC Dr. Sotiere Savopoulos, Cornerstone

Becky Aiken, GCPS

Dr. Schwalm called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m.

HEALTHY WEIGHT AND GO CRELLIN

On December 15, Amy Ritchie (GCHD), Dana (Crellin’s principal) and Caroline (school nurse) reviewed the assessment forms and those with elevated blood pressures.  

• Caroline has agreed to do two additional blood pressure readings on these students using a manual cuff
• She will record the readings
• Contact with the parents of the students with elevated blood pressure will be made with the recommendation of making an appointment with their PCP.
• Amy will touch base with her at the end of the month to get the BP results
• The Health Department will go back in May for post assessments

Thomas George set up an online Healthy Weight program that PCPs can take and earn CEUs.  There are nine providers participating.    Providers can sign up until February 7.  The contact link is:  http://previewmailerlife.com/n7r6g4

CHILD MENTAL HEALTH

Amber and Dr. Schwalm will be doing a half hour interview on WKHJ about healthy weight for children and Mary VanSickle and he will be interviewing about child mental health.

Kelly Rock, Mary VanSickle, and Dr. Schwalm will be doing Ground Rounds on February 7 to present information on child mental health.  There will be a half hour of education and a half hour of discussion.  The object of the program is to enable providers to be more comfortable with mental health issues and prescribing meds for depression, OCD, etc.

CHILD MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

May is Mental Health Month.  How can we educate the public and tackle the issues?  This will be the topic for February’s meeting.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 9:13 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Beth A. Brenneman