To be eligible, at least ONE child in your household must be enrolled in the Northern Potter School District (but ALL children in your household ages 0-21 can be "seen" by a pediatrician via the app 24/7).
All costs ($100 kit and $20/month membership fee) are being paid by a generous grant provided by the Pennsylvania Medical Society via an Innovation Grant.
Your family’s Blueberry Pediatrics membership will be active through the end of 2023 (possibly longer, if we can secure the funds!)
The unique aspect of this project is that your school-aged child CAN be seen by a pediatrician (usually Dr. Wust-Smith via the Blueberry Pediatrics app) when they present to the school nurse (Mrs. Jess Cizek) during the school day with a minor complaint (one that can be safely assessed/treated in the school setting such as a sore throat, earache, rash, etc). The grant is paying for the cost of rapid strep test kits, urine dipstick "point of care" tests, and some other minor supplies.
The school nurse will ALWAYS contact the parent/guardian first for permission to treat, and you (the parent/guardian) will communicate directly with the pediatrician via "quick chat" in the app or via a phone call.
We hope for as close to 100% participation from the 300+ families in the NoPo District as we start the new school year. As a token of our appreciation (and in an effort to increase interest and participation in the grant!!) we have FOUR amazing PRIZES to be raffled when we reach the 80% goal of all registered Northern Potter families!).
To be eligible to COLLECT a prize, the winning parent/guardian MUST have an ACTIVE ACCOUNT with their child's information entered on the BLUEBERRY APP (families are not required ever to use the APP if their child is not sick and/or if they do not have any questions).
PRIZE ALERT
10 TICKET ENTRIES for FAMILIES who have already downloaded the APP
5 TICKET ENTRIES for NEW FAMILIES who sign up for the program
5 TICKET ENTRIES for REFERRING a NEW FAMILY to the program
1 EXTRA/BONUS TICKET ENTRY FOR ANYONE WHO "SHOWS US THEIR APP"
EXTRA CHANCES TO WIN!!!
1 EXTRA/BONUS TICKET for each child who has a COMPLETE profile
(Name, DOB, Picture, PCP with Fax #, Allergies, Medications, Pharmacy Information)