Social Drivers of Health

How Education Impacts Health

We are in our third month of focusing on the Social Drivers of Health (SDOH), those factors beyond our clinic walls that can adversely affect a person’s health. When we go ‘upstream’ to address things like housing stability and employment, we make lasting changes that can improve people’s health. That’s health equity. April is devoted to Education Access and Quality.

Education provides people with the ability to earn a living that meets their basic needs, and access to quality healthcare and housing options in clean, safe neighborhoods.

Education > Economic Stability > Better Health

Conversely, people with an inadequate education more often live in poverty and therefore experience more obesity, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems than people in better financial circumstances.

Terry Reilly’s effort to address education lies in our Early Childhood Development program.

This includes a baby box to educate expecting mothers about the importance of care throughout childhood.

Once the baby is born, a series of pediatric visits ensures the child meets important developmental milestones. An early visit includes a free book from “Reach Out and Read” to encourage literacy and language development.

We also participate in the “Prescription 4 Play” program which provides a Lego kit to emphasize that play is a crucial part of brain development.

A new Outdoor Play Kit further extends this program to encourage outdoor exercise and activity.

When we address education through early childhood development, we are setting the foundation for better health throughout life.

In April, we’ll talk about Terry Reilly’s effort to make healthcare more accessible. Keep up the great work making sure every patient conducts an SDOH screening!

Patient Safety Week Winners

I want to thank everyone who participated in Patient Safety Awareness Week.

The theme for this year was Safer Together, emphasizing the importance of protecting the entire team, from the care providers to our support staff to our patients and their families.

It is because of you that our patients and staff remain safe every day!

The safety survey is still open and we value your input!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3257J98

This provides us with information on the safety projects we’ll work on in 2024-25.

And the WINNERS are:

Thanks to all the employees who submitted photos of co-workers ‘caught in the act’ of practicing safety. Subway gift cards will be sent to:

Amanda Leiva (in the photo), Pharmacy Technician, Caldwell-Cleveland

Ben Newman, Pharmacist, Caldwell-Cleveland

Darlene Dickerson, Medical Assistant, Nampa 16^th

Janae Gunn, Radiology Technician, Nampa 16^th

Again, thank you for all your hard work!

Bethany Gadzinski

Terry Reilly Director of Risk Management

Autism Spectrum Disorder Testing for Kids

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jeff Hall and Jami Pifer from Northwest Neurobehavioral Health!

Jeff, a licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Jami, licensed Speech Language Pathologist, have contracted with TRHS to provide on-site Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) testing for kiddos ages 2-15.

All internal TRHS patients are eligible to be referred for this service if a provider suspects there may be deficits or if there are symptoms that may indicate the presence of an ASD.

Their mission is to improve the quality of life and accessibility to services for children with ASD and their families.

If you have a patient who would benefit from neurobehavioral health testing, please submit an INTERNAL TRHS referral by navigating to the Referrals screen > Internal Referrals > TRHS Internal Referral to Neuropsych Testing (Dr Hall or NWNBH). See below screen shot for the accurate referral type. Please note that if the referral is submitted incorrectly, there will be a delay in processing.

Should you have any questions about this service, please contact Associate Director of Behavioral Health, Kristen Heller: krheller@trhs.org

TrackMy Deadline: March 30th

Please take a few minutes to log on to our new employee health data management system, TrackMy Verivax, by March 30th

It helps us meet employee health compliance for:

Annual TB Screening
Annual respirator (N95) “fit” testing
Annual employee flu clinic
Updated routine vaccines

TO LOG ON:

Access the TrackMy website: https://trhs.trackmyverivax.com/login

User Guides (bottom right of the main screen): https://support.trackmyverivax.com/

Have questions or concerns? Contact employeehealth@trhs.org.

Help Restock Children's Books

📚Round up gently used books for toddlers through teens and donate to the Children's Book Drive!

These donations help stock the reading nooks at our clinics.

Take books to Albertsons, CapEd, or WaFd by March 29th. See the full list of donation locations here.

📅Events

March 21 - TR Mobile Dental Clinic in Parma, 805 E. McConnell Ave., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 23 - Communities United By Health. TR Outreach. O'Connor Fieldhouse, Caldwell. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 24 - Cesar Chavez Celebration. TR Outreach. 310 A Ave E, Wilder, 1-5 p.m.

March 31 - Quarterly trainings due

April 3 - Boise Public Library health screenings. TR Outreach. Main Library. 9:30-11:30 a.m.

April 4 - Notus School STEM & Health Fair. Notus High School. TR Outreach. 4-7 p.m.

April 6 - Give Kids a Smile at Caldwell Cleveland. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

IT Art Contest & Name the Mascot

IT Application Manager Sandy White challenged the IT Apps team to create a one-page art project using PowerPoint drawing and graphics tools to learn more about how they all work and inspire creativity.

1st place: Tiffani Cherry, mushroom

2nd place: Russ Oehler, dental office

3rd place: Tricia Berta, shenanigans

4th place: Neil Blair, dancing baby

Epic IT invites everyone to bone up on their creativity and send name suggestions for their new mascot.

Blake Skeleton?

Bona Lisa?

Albert Spinestein?

Mariah Scary?

💀Dig up some ideas. 🦴The more humerus, the better!

Send names to Tricia Berta: tberta@trhs.org. The mascot will also be available for skellfies.

TR Pinballer Heads to Championship

Debbie Courson Smith, a Marketing & Comms Specialist here at Terry Reilly, is headed to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to compete in the North American International Flipper Pinball Association Women's Division Championship this weekend.

She won the Idaho State title in January after competing against the state's top players for five hours. This is her second consecutive state title. Good luck!

Holiday Décor

Thank you for living our Corporate Culture Value of Teamwork! Got photos to share? Send them to dsmith@trhs.org

Employee Spotlight: Gali Gastelum

Hello all! I am Galilea but I like to go by Gali because it's short and easier to say😊

I am a Certified Medical Assistant in Melba. I’ve been working here for 2 years. I love this clinic and the community.

I enjoy working with my coworkers, they make things flow naturally and make the environment positive.

Currently, I'm attending college to become a Registered Nurse.

Being a Medical Assistant has expanded my interest in medicine and helping others.

A hobby that I really enjoy is going to the gym and working out. I am a gym girly and I can’t live without being in the gym. It's my 3rd home other than work and my actual home.

I also like to paint and go on nature walks when it's summer and sunny.

Corporate Culture

Employee Recognition

All TR employees can nominate! Go to the Reilly Web home page and hover over Employee Resources, then choose Employee Recognition. Random drawings for gift cards every month!

This afternoon as a patient was checking in, they had a lot of questions and were confused about the SFS form. Rebecca did a beautiful job explaining the form to the patient.

Mason has done such a great job growing into his role as PAS Lead. He's been great about asking questions, organizing workspaces, and bringing amazing ideas to the table. Thank you for bringing such creativity to your role and team.

Chad has a unique ability to empathize with others, making everyone feel valued and heard. Whether it’s through small gestures of kindness or providing support during challenging times, he always go above and beyond to make a positive impact. In a fast-paced work environment like ours, it’s truly inspiring to see someone embody such values consistently. Chad sets a wonderful example, reminding us of the importance of treating each other and our patients with kindness and understanding. Thanks Chad! Yes, we notice.

I want to give a shout-out to the PSRs at Nampa 1st and Caldwell. They have been extremely helpful with the new OB scheduling, especially for high-risk patients. This scheduling can be very challenging and is important to get it right. I cannot thank them enough for their assistance. Great teamwork, and great patient care!

Jeannette calls me whenever she needs help with a MyChart issue. She never just transfers patients to me, she always talks to me and tells me what's going on, and if the solution is something simple, she doesn't transfer the patient, she goes back and explains everything to them. She does an awesome job, she is an absolute joy.

I was at the Cleveland Clinic on a call with a bunch of IT people, and we were trying to test the scanning errors so that we could try and get it fixed. I asked Alexis if she could help me with the two walk-in patients so that we could do testing. She went above and BEYOND to help me get it all figured out. She and Yesi helped me get all the data we needed. Thank you both!

I was at the Cleveland Clinic on a call with a bunch of IT people, and we were trying to test the scanning errors so that we could try and get it fixed. With a busted leg, Yesi patiently scanned and rescanned immunizations so that we could capture the data. She did awesome. Thank you so much for your help!

Marissa is always so willing to help out when needed. She made phone calls to find an oral surgeon who takes our patient's insurance. This isn't the first time she has done it. This helped the patient have a better experience and change from being angry to leaving with a smile on their face. On that same day, she helped us get a homeless patient on the grant so we could see him and address an urgent need the same day. Thank you for always being willing to help out! You are an amazing teammate!

Abby saw a walk-in patient today who is currently living in his car. Knowing he wasn't able to pay, she worked with Marissa and Andrew to get the patient the assistance he needed, so he could be relieved of his tooth pain. This isn't the first time Abby has advocated for her patients like this. Thank you for your quick thinking and for taking the time to discover how we could care for this patient.

Dr. Madsen performed all necessary tests to determine the cause of the pain and went far and beyond to try to provide relief to the patient and answer all his questions. Dr. Madsen is very professional in his work. Thank you very much for everything you do!

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