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District health coordinator outlines expanded telemedicine, Project Adam AED readiness and staff wellness efforts
Summary
Laura Davis presented Cleveland City Schools' coordinated school health update, reporting telemedicine usage, Project Adam AED readiness in nine schools, epi‑pen and Narcan placements, staff wellness survey results and a grant to expand telemedicine.
Cleveland — Laura Davis, the district's coordinated school health lead, presented an annual update highlighting telemedicine expansion, AED readiness, medication access and staff wellness initiatives.
Davis said the district has offered more than 103 telemedicine appointments and completed 57 as of April 30 as part of a campaign to increase telemedicine usage. She said the district was awarded an HRP PTE grant to expand telemedicine and that a telemedicine nurse will be housed at the Family Resource Center to support school nurses and provide on‑site promotion and potentially walk‑in visits.
On emergency readiness, Davis said all nine district schools are Project Adam certified, with AED maintenance checks and placement reviews conducted. The district has restocked epi‑pens and placed Narcan cabinets at site access points after board policy updates; Peerless Peds also assisted in placement reviews.
Davis described staff wellness work informed by a survey that received 424 staff responses and resulted in an action plan (streamlining communication, creating connection opportunities and a resource guide). She also described health education programming (EverFi online platform, yoga through Breathe for Change) and student interventions such as sessions on vaping that resulted in students voluntarily turning in vapes.
Davis asked for board participation in Tennessee's Healthier Schools challenge and said the district will continue to integrate telemedicine and health education into the 2025–26 plan.
