Health Network for Rural Schools

Team Meeting Minutes

3/17/03

1. Chart audit forms were given to Nancy. In order to “fix” the problems

noted, staff need the following: chart clips, 3 rolls of allergy tape, and

a place to store the closed charts. Nancy will talk with Lee about the

first items; Selina & Michelle offered a drawer in their office file

cabinet for storing the closed records. Everyone should bring closed

records to Nancy & she’ll put them in Selina & Michelle’s office.

2. We reviewed plans for the health fairs. Cove’s fair is this Wednesday

& everything is in place. For the Imbler & No Powder fairs, the following

activities are confirmed: ODOT (pedestrian safety, wheel of fortune),

sheriff’s office for fingerprinting (this will happen from 8-11:30 in

Powder & 12:30-3:30 in Imbler – the younger grades will need to be

scheduled to be at the fair then), sun safety by Vicki & Sue, rehab therapy

from GRH will do backpack safety, and No Powder will have something about

fire safety.

The following activities still need some work:

- fire safety or EMT demo in Imbler – Diane will work on this

- crash dummies – Sue will check with ODOT

- Selina & Michelle - will plan some type of health exhibit (maybe

an anatomy quiz)

- Patrice will develop something related to mental health for the

Imbler fair

Aylee asked for help in working with the North Powder students to develop

their exhibits or activities for their fair. Melissa offered to help.

3. Nancy has asked that all staff invite at least 3 teachers and/or

parents to write letters of support directed to the county commissioners &

to the hospital administrator & board chair. This information was

contained in a previous email. Sue is working with the Imbler 4-H who are

going to recruit letters from their community. Nancy feels that this is a

good idea in Imbler, but that we should not use same approach in all of the

other communities. She urged all staff to ask people if they’d be willing

to write a personal letter. In the past, the letter-writing campaigns have

made the difference between the HNRS receiving funding & not receiving

funding.

Some staff expressed discomfort at asking parents to write a

letters. There was some discussion about this. (As I’ve thought about

this more, I truly do understand how this might feel awkward ... yet many

people would be extremely willing to write a letter if they knew that our

funding was in danger of being eliminated.) Those who felt uncomfortable

about talking to parents did say that they’d be willing to talk with

teachers. Nancy urged them to then talk to teachers. For those who are

not uncomfortable about talking with parents, Nancy asked that they do this

as well. Parental voices might actually carry more clout.

Everyone: Because budget deliberations are beginning now, all

are asked to talk to people this week. Thank you!

4. Nancy shared concerns about communication between HNRS team. Because

of the growth of the HNRS and the fact that all are working in part-time

jobs, opportunities for communication have been curtailed. Everyone

seemed to agree that communication was not what it could be ... that we all

feel pretty isolated in doing our jobs. Two ideas that were mentioned as

possible solutions were to have HNRS retreats, and also to have meetings

among the staff that are assigned to the same schools. This discussion

will be continued in future meetings.

5. The next HNRS meetings for the spring are: April 16 from 8-9am and May

21 from 8-11. The May meeting will be at Patrice’s home and we’ll bring

breakfast snacks.

6. Nancy, Selina & Michelle will meet on Monday, Mar 31 at 8am.