Seeking school personnel for school-entry vaccine requirements study
Seeking public and charter school personnel for an opportunity to participate in a voluntary research study about school-required vaccinations that is being conducted by Megan Carlson, doctoral candidate at Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health. This study has been approved by the Indiana University Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Participation is confidential and involves an interview that will take place virtually, using the Zoom platform, and will take 30 minutes.
Participants sought for the study include school staff who have provided support or have knowledge of school entry vaccination requirements for an Indiana public or charter school or district.
A link to the study information sheet which provides additional details about the research study can be found here: IU Info Sheet for Research_CARLSON.docx.
Interested persons should contact Megan Carlson at megacarl@iu.edu or complete the following google form: Research Participation Request
One in three Hoosiers are covered by Medicaid. With the end of the Public Health Emergency looming, many with this insurance are in danger of losing their coverage due to overlooking requests for updates to their address or income eligibility. Our friends at Covering Kids and Family in conjunction with other groups have developed a toolkit for providers. Here is a link to the toolkit: Communicating Changes to Medicaid
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Last year in May 2021, Cindy co-presented at an international nursing podcast regarding mental health needs of youth in the school setting specifically youth with special health care needs. Team Peds Talks - Children with Special Health Care Needs and Intellectual Disabilities
While the podcast is geared toward advanced practice nurses it also discusses partnership with school nurses. Congratulations Dr. Hill!