Program Data

Based on our first two year's experience with Project S.H.A.P.E. and screening more than 1,800 children, it is clear that a number of Indianapolis area children attending summer day camp programs have unmet health needs.

In 2002, 86.13% of the children screened had at least one identifiable unmet health need. Those unmet health needs identified in 2002 include:

Medical Diagnosis (16 percent): wheezing, scoliosis, otitis externa, skin rashes, conjunctivitis and upper respiratory infections;
Mental Health Concerns (19 percent): moderate degree of dissatisfaction with their neighborhood and feeling bullied by other children, to being obsessively concerned with their weight and are at risk for an eating disorder, Child Protective Services filed for unreported sexual and physical abuse;
Lead Screenings (2 percent): elevated;
Asthma (15 percent): symptoms similar to asthma but were not diagnosed as such; many of the children diagnosed with asthma were not adherent to their medical regimes;
Dental Problems (21 percent): decay, abcess, gingivitis, in need of ortho;
Vision Screenings (23 percent): failed snellen test in one or both eyes;
Audiologic Exam (12 percent, 8 percent): failed pure tone test and failed tympanogram;
Blood Pressure (9 percent): elevated;
BMI (41 percent): overweight or at risk for being overweight

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