b'Women & ChildrensTHE CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIESBig impactat BessemerBessemer Elementary Principal Jonathan Brooks reports significant positive impacts since the launch of school-based telehealth in his community. School attendance is 91%, the highest since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Early checkouts decreased by 15%.Among those who have visited the telehealth clinic, behavior has improved, with zero suspensions for students in the 2022-23 school year.In grades 3-5, 60% of telehealth participants passed one or more End of Grade tests and the school met or exceeded growth in all areas of testing, demonstrating a positive impact in academic achievement.If you could have seen my life a year ago and heard theGrowing our own talentthoughts in my head. What am I going to do? How can I ever afford to go back to school? And now here I am. IWhen the COVID-19 pandemic hit, every health system never thought something like this was possible. faced a shortage of certified medical assistants. In response, Cone Health quickly set up an in-house Offering the CMA Academy to community members isCMA Academy. This six-month program trains health one of the best things that Cone Health and its partnerssystem employees, both clinical and nonclinical, to can dofor our workforce, our patients, Jessica and thebecome certified. As Cone Health expands telehealth thousands of bright, empathetic individuals like her.clinics within Targeted High Poverty Schools, requiring I hope we can continue this for a long time, Shaynie says.highly qualified CMAs as telepresenters trained in Already, the accelerated CMA Academy has opened atelemedicine techniques, the CMA Academy becomes lot of doors for hard-working people trying to maintainincreasingly vital. With the support of dedicated their household and care for their families. Yes, it takespartners, this effort tackles multiple pressing dedication, but not having to worry about childcare orchallenges in our community through one collaborative how to juggle work and school provides a great pathwayeffort to keep students healthy and in school, staff our for those who want a career. hospitals and clinics with outstanding clinicians, and support economic mobility.And for those like Jessica, who want to dedicate their lives to helping others. the giving effect202319'