Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences


Research Institute for Studies in Education

Evaluation of the Tri-County Health Network

 
The Tri-County Health Network is a collaborative streamlined network providing all children, ages three through eighteen, and their families, with access to balanced health care for youth residing in five school districts in Northwest Iowa. The Network was funded through the Rural Health Development Grant Program in 2004. The participating school districts are Albert City-Truesdale, Alta, Laurens-Marathon, Newell-Fonda, and Sioux Central. This health care network builds on the concept that school districts are the connecting point between children and local community health care and human services providers. RISE served as the evaluator for this project for three years. Evaluation activities included developing an ACCESS database and reporting capability for child and family health information, conducting parent and student surveys and preparing report cards for distribution to the communities, initiating a survey on school personnel, and preparing evaluation reports.
 

 
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