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428 City Hall

Phone: (716) 816-3912

Fax: (716) 851-3698

 

  Account Clerk Typist:

Valerie Ghosen

 

Health Related Services Satellite Office

PS #70

76 Buffum St.

Phone: (716) 816-3586

Fax: (716) 816-4292

 

Nurse Liaisons:

Babette Podlasinski, R.N.

Eileen K. Ryan, R.N

 

 

Our Goal:

The Health Related Services Department’s main focus is to create and maintain a Coordinated School Health Program

 

A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model consists of eight interactive components.  Schools by themselves cannot, and should not be expected to, address the nation’s most serious health and social problems.  Families, health care workers, the media, religious organizations, and young people themselves also must be systematically involved.  However, schools could provide a critical facility in which many agencies might work together to maintain the well being of young people. 

 

The eight components of the coordinated school health program are:

  • Health Education
  • Physical Education
  • Health Services
  • Nutrition Services
  • Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Healthy School Environment
  • Health Promotion for Staff
  • Family/Community Involvement

 

 

School nurses play a role in the health of our students by:

 

  • Acting as a link between home and school in respect to health related issues
  • Speaking with parents and teachers about student health issues and what services a student may need
  • Instructing students, families, and staff about good health behaviors

 

School nurses can provide:

 

 

Emergency Care

  • Students who are injured at school will receive first aid.  A school nurse will apprise the parent/guardian of a medical situation.
  • Injuries occurring at home will not be treated by a school nurse.

 

Illness Screening

  • If a student becomes ill at school, a school nurse will assess the student.
  • If the illness is minor, the issue will be addressed and the student will be returned to class when determined appropriate.
  • If the student is too ill to remain in school, the school nurse will contact the student’s parents.  A parent must give permission to the school administration to allow their child to be released from school.  A student should be accompanied home for their own safety.

 

Health Screening

  • Vision, hearing, and color perception screenings will be provided to grade appropriate students.

 

Maintenance of Health Records

  • A school nurse will maintain documentation of immunizations appropriate for entrance into school and pertinent medical history.

 

Medication

  • A doctor’s order and parental permission are both required in order for a student to take medication throughout the school day.  An adult must bring the student’s medication (in the original prescription container) to the school nurse.

 

Physicals

  • Students must have a physical in order to participate on school sports teams or to obtain working papers.  Physicals will be offered at several school sites if a student is unable to obtain a physical from their family doctor.

 

Counseling and Referrals

  • Students are provided with health information both individually and in groups.  Students with specific health issues, physical or emotional, are free to consult with the school nurse.  Nurses work closely with school counselors.  Students will be referred to appropriate staff or agencies if the nurse is unable to meet the needs of the student.

 

 

 

School Based Health Centers

 

There are numerous schools in the District that have a clinic.  The School Based Health Center staff provides primary care to students that are enrolled in the clinic.  We encourage you to enroll your child in these clinics, there is NO COST to you. 

 

  • You can find a list of the School Based Health Centers to the left, on the tab titled: Health Services.






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