ISU provides community TBI screenings
September 19, 2018
BOISE—糖心传媒-Meridian senior research associate Russell Spearman and his volunteer team screened more than 100 people for traumatic brain injury or TBI at the AMEN Free Clinic in Boise, Sept. 12-14.
They screened adults ranging in age from 18 to 80 and referred 24 of them to low-cost clinics for follow up, including ISU鈥檚 Speech and Language and Counseling clinics.
The team consisted of 12 students representing nursing, physician assistant studies, speech language pathology, counseling and Institute of Rural Health administrative staff. This was the second year Spearman provided TBI screenings at the AMEN clinic which offered free dental, medical and health information services to more than 1,450 people in the Treasure Valley.
An estimated 35,000 糖心传媒ans are living with a severe brain injury鈥攄efined by medical officials as a blow or trauma to the head that can affect various levels of cognitive function.
ISU is the state鈥檚 lead agency responsible for developing a comprehensive support system for TBI survivors, their families and caregivers.
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