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Implementing An Interprofessional Early Childhood Screening Program At The St. Paul City School, Stephen Schuster Ots
Implementing An Interprofessional Early Childhood Screening Program At The St. Paul City School, Stephen Schuster Ots
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Early childhood screening (ECS) is required with 30 days of starting kindergarten in the state of Minnesota. However, due to lack of access and barriers to access many current kindergartners have not been screened within the deadline. Low SES and minority students face barriers to access such as transportation and caregiver trust. This project was designed to create an ECS program at the St. Paul City School to address the barriers to screens that the students and families faced. Having the ECS program on-site at the school is more convenient for families and allows them to stay in the environment …