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DMU-COM Collaboration with
Farm Bureau Insurance to Provide Sports
Physicals for Their Insurance Enrollees
Carolyn L. Beverly, MD, MPH
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
Roberta Wattleworth, DO, MHA, MPH, FACOFP
Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
Iowa Schools Employee Benefits
Association
ISEBA
Formed in July 1999 and jointly governed
by the Iowa Association of School Boards
(IASB) and the Iowa State Education
Association (ISEA)
ISEBA
Provide affordable, customized school
employee benefit products and services to
its membership
Represents about 200 school districts,
community colleges and area education
agencies covering more than 20,000
employees and their dependents
ISEBA
Goal: deliver the finest comprehensive,
accessible, user-friendly and affordable
employee benefits program for Iowa
school employees
It provides fully insured medical, dental,
vision, life and disability programs for its
membership
ISEBA
One way to provide these services is to
partner with other agencies and companies
to provide services requested by the ISEBA
membership.
In 2005, the membership requested
reduced or no-cost flu shots. Farm Bureau
collaborated with Hy-Vee groceries to
provide this service.
ISEBA
2006: low or no-cost sports physicals for
dependents of the memberships were
requested
ISEBA, Des Moines University and others
collaborated to conduct 4 opportunities
around the state that included a large
portion of the total membership (30 mile
radius).
FREE
SPORTS PHYSICAL CLINICS
“We are offering the free sports
physicals and clinic because of our
concern about rising health care
costs and the need to educate
families and student athletes about
making healthy lifestyle choices,”
explains Deb Yount-Woods,
Member Services Administrator
for the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Partners:
Local County Health Departments
Local Health Care Providers
Local Partners Included:
Mills Co. Public Health Department
Muscatine Co. Public Health Department
Drs. Calvin Atwell; Ghoalm Jabbari and
Melinda Smith
Local Partners, con’t:
Union Co. Public Health Department
Creston Medical Clinic PC:
Drs. Walker; Hoyt and Head; Cheryl Young,
ARNP
Drs. David A. Smith and Sherri Broadbent
Local Partners, con’t:
Page Co. Public Health Nurse
Webster City Medical Clinic:
Dr. Sahai; Corine Fogle, PA
Completed Physicals
Winterset---------25
Clarinda---------159
Webster City-----54
Sioux Center-----67
Nishna Valley----------72
Muscatine---------------75
Creston-----------------179
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TOTAL- ---------305----------------326-------631
Staff and Students--06
Winterset:
2 community doctors, 2 DMU providers
27 students
Clarinda:
3 DMU providers
19 students in AM
16 students in PM
Staff and Students--06
Webster City:
2 community providers
1 DMU provider
18 students
Sioux Center:
2 DMU providers
22 students
Staff and Students--07
Nishna Valley:
3 DMU providers
37 students
Muscatine:
2 DMU providers, one shift each of 3
community doctors
36 students
Staff and Students--07
Creston:
1 DMU provider
4 community doctors
35 students
Students
Winterset----------27
Clarinda--------19/16
Webster City-----18
Sioux Center-----22
Nishna Valley-----37
Muscatine---------36
Creston------------35
Comments from Evaluations
The best physical my kid has ever had
Very professional
This has been extremely helpful especially
when you have 3 students needing
physicals. It certainly helps the budget.
Much needed-closest doctor is 30 miles
away—thanks for thinking of us
Comments, con’t:
I am usually afraid of doctors but this was
fun and I hope to get physicals here every
year
That didn’t take long at all
Wow, I have never had a physical so good
and nice people
Very comprehensive-come back next year
Comments, con’t:
We need more of these in Iowa.
Thank you-this is greatly needed in our
community
Very excellent
Quality physicals, never had before
Thanks DMU, Farm Bureau and the other
partners for putting this on in my school
district!
Our Students
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to:
DMU Community Relations Department
Nancy Thompson and Gina Strickland
Deb Yount-Woods—Farm Bureau Member
Services Administrator
All of our other partners
Our generous and brilliant medical students
Thank you for your attention!