Health Room
Hours: 9:00am - 3:30 pm
Phone: 301 989-5676
Health Room Staff
Ann Leffingwell RN
School Community Health Nurse
Ann_Leffingwell@mcpsmd.org
Mrs. McDow
School Health Room Aid
Public Health Information
March 12th Letter from the Principal about Head Lice
CDC Information on Lice
CDC on Treating Head Lice
American Academy of Pediatrics Information on Lice
Montgomery County DHHS - School Health Information on Lice
How to Check for Lice
Authorization to Administer Prescribed Medication Form
When to keep a child home
The Department of Health and Human Services, School Health Services (SHS) in partnership with MCPS provides services to assure the health, safety, and well-being of students at Westover Elementary School in the health room.
School Health Services include assessment of health needs of students, sick and emergency care and first aid, monitoring immunization compliance, administering medications and treatments to students, who have physicians orders, maintaining student health records, providing crisis intervention, health counseling, health education-promotion, nurse case-management and referral. School Health staff assists families of eligible uninsured students to enroll in the Maryland Children's Health and Care for Kids programs.