This project replicated the complete data system, including electronic health record (EHR) data, client screening, client satisfaction survey, and operations data for the statewide network of SBHCs. Through Apex’s partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Health (MDPH) SBHC Program, Apex developed customized data collection tools that reflect regional nuances in the client population and school-based…
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), the Delaware School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Data Interoperability and Sharing Cooperative (DISCO) connects a statewide network of school-based health centers (SBHCs) and myriad data sources to associated data interoperability solutions while recognizing…
Apex has evaluated the statewide network of SBHCs in New Mexico for over 10 years, and partners with other organizations – including the national School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) – to align and promote effective evaluation practices for SBHCs. The Apex Data Hub brings together operational, screening, clinical, academic, and patient feedback to produce integrated reporting…
New York’s school-based health centers (SBHCs) historically have lacked statewide data available to other health care providers that would allow them to identify gaps in care, document outcomes, improve operations, advocate for their work, or operate in an evidence-based world. In 2018 the New York School-Based Health Foundation and the New York School-Based Health Alliance…
Apex serves as the data vendor and external evaluation partner for The Wright Center for Community Health for Just Health implementation. The Wright Center sponsors eight school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Pennsylvania. The purpose of the project is to increase comprehensive risk screening of children and adolescents in Pennsylvania, using the Just Health tool. The…
A Path to Thriving The A Path to Thriving (APT) project built on the promising work of the Colorado Association for School-Based Healthcare (now Youth Healthcare Alliance) and its partners aiming to improve the quantity and quality of healthcare for Colorado’s vulnerable youth. The project worked to align and improve systems within and between health…
The Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) project aims to decrease the rate of suicide attempts and completions among 10-24 year olds in New Mexico. Focus communities include Bernalillo, McKinley, Otero, Rio Arriba, and San Juan. Apex’s role in the GLS project centers around data collection, analysis, and reporting project progress and outcomes to the funder and…
Future Focused Education (FFE) is designing and implementing a high school work internship program with the Leadership Schools Network, New Futures, and potentially other high schools as the program expands. FFE partnered with Apex to implement a robust internal evaluation plan based on Results-Based Accountability. Apex’s evaluation activities support and complement the internal plan to…
Apex served as the community evaluator for The Colorado Trust’s place-based work in Antonito, CO, where resident teams worked to improve social and economic conditions. The Trust used an empowerment approach to evaluation and Apex built capacity among resident team members to help with evaluation efforts.
The Improving Perinatal Health (IPH) Program is a collaboration between Project ECHO, the New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative, and the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health. The program focuses on implementing patient safety bundles, which serve as a roadmap for improving perinatal care. The ECHO model brings together local and national content experts to share knolwedge…
