Presentation for Children’s RoundtableNovember 15, 2012

A Brief HistoryA Brief History

1999 Cynthia Solomon recognizes need for portable medical records

2003 FollowMe creates a PHR for underserved populations, starting with migrant workers in Sonoma County and extending to chronic condition patients

2009 UC Davis, Wind Youth Services and Sierra Health Foundation sponsor a PHR pilot designed with and for system-based and homeless youth called HealthShack

2010-12 Other agencies adopt HealthShack for the youth they serve including EMQ, Lutheran Social Services, Our Kids of Miami/Dade Counties in Florida

2010 Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria include ability for consumers to view online, download and transmit their health information

2012 AB 12 becomes law in California, extending foster care to 21 for aging-out youth

2012 AltruIT teams up with FollowMe to offer HealthShack to a wider audience of youth in California and across the United States

Foster Youth Population

Characteristics Transience

Multiple families, kin, schools, doctors

Medicaid coverage, health problems, psychotropic and other medications

Transitioning Youth AB 12 youth ages 18-20 THP+ youth ages 18-24

Younger Foster Youth

Benefits of HealthShack Provides a safe and secure place to

store previously inconsistent or non-existent medical records and other important life documents

Helps to provide a sense of stability and responsibility for aging out youth

Supports continuity of care

Provides a viable form of identification

Fosters health management and advocacy

HealthShack Personal Life Record

Advocates (Clinicians, Social

Workers, Life Coach, Educators)

Data Input

HealthShack Features

• Storage for personal medical, health and life information

• Youth portal for updates and personal use

• Advocate portal for professional entry

• Youth-controlled confidentiality with granular consent tools

• Security including HIPAA compliance, SSL 128-bit encryption

• Trusted health information and community resources

• Modular design to fit needs of specific agencies and youth

Empowering Youth

• A model for youth engagement• Recruit youth to design HealthShack in partnership with an

organization

• Train youth to become expert peer advisors

• Provide a source of employment & learning

• Make youth responsible for • Researching & recommending community resources

• Conducting site visits and doing presentations

• Creating their own content

• Recruiting peers to use HealthShack

• Allow youth to speak for themselves