Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) school program

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The HERE! program uses a two-phase, community-engaged approach beginning with a 6-month phase of stakeholder feedback to refine a trauma-informed school-based community health worker (SB-CHW) model. The following 18-month phase is a feasibility pilot implemented in rural schools to test SB-CHW delivery alongside an enhanced usual care condition. At least 38 students (grades 6–12) with chronic poor attendance and their parents/guardians will receive SB-CHW support or enhanced usual care while the study collects data on social determinants of health needs, school-based health center use, behavioral health symptoms, and attendance. The team will also test training, data collection, and implementation procedures in Southeast Kansas schools affiliated with the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Phase I Stakeholder Interviews (nonintervention):

Inclusion Criteria:

* A member of the program's Community Advisory Board, including community health workers;
* Caregiver of a child ages 12-18 from the Southeast Kansas region; or
* Student at least 12 years in age.

Phase II Feasibility Pilot- SB-CHW Intervention and Enhanced Usual Care Conditions

Inclusion Criteria:

* Children ages 12-18 and their parents/guardians from the Southeast Kansas region
* Student with or at risk for chronic poor attendance (missing 10% or more of the days that school has been in session at any point in the school year)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Parents/guardians or youth with profound intellectual/cognitive disability will be excluded.

Where it's running

• University of Kansas Medical Center
  Kansas City, Kansas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD — University of Kansas Medical Center
• Study coordinator: Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD
• Email: enelson2@kumc.edu
• Phone: (913) 588-6323

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.