title: Medical assessment of children going into emergency out-of-home placement.
abstract: Approximately 500,000 children and infants go into out-of-home placement in the United States each year. Increased attention is being given to the health care of children as they enter and remain in placement. This article describes a model, which has been in operation for 5 years, that provides medical assessments of children as they enter emergency out-of-home placement. The model is a community partnership with the county social service department, the police department, and the hospital. A computerized database that contains records for each child, including medical findings, has been helpful in developing a profile of the children served and contributes to continuity of care.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospitals and Clinics, St Paul, Minn., USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hobbie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braddock
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*