Cleveland Schools and CWRU's Nursing School Team Up For Health Screenings | Events

CLEVELAND, OH - High blood pressure is called the silent killer. Help the Cleveland schools get out an important message about detecting high blood pressures in young children. Tracking the health of Ohio’s children, Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing joins forces with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s nurses to measure school children for their height, weight, and now third and fifth graders’ blood pressures to help the district meet its state-mandated health screenings and help identify children at risk for obesity. Three teams of 20 students visit CMSD schools on Fridays to screen children.

Students will assist and support the schools in screening students at Harvey Rice School, 2730 E. 116th St. on Friday, Feb. 24, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Of the approximately 3,000 fifth graders in 70 schools, nursing students will assist with fifth-grade screenings in 61 schools by mid April.

Children with high blood pressure readings will be retested again within six weeks.  If the reading continues to be above the normal BP for the gender, height, and weight of the child, and again on a third reading, the family is referred to a health care provider for a follow-up visit.

Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Harvey Rice School, 2730 E. 116th St.
Cleveland, OH