Ghes hEALTH rOOM
School Nurse: Ms. Yeshi Sangchungtsong
School Heath Tech: Mr. Rudy Valdes
Heath Room Phone (Direct): 240-740-7962
Important Documents:
- Medication Policy
- Authorization to Administer Medication
- Emergency Care for Student Diagnosed with Anaphylaxis
- Head Lice Education Information
Illness or Injury at School
When a child is injured or becomes sick during the school day, a parent will be contacted immediately. If a parent cannot be contacted, then the emergency number listed on the yellow card will be called.
Please remember to give the school any new home phone numbers or new job phone numbers throughout the school year. This will enable us to reach family members in times of emergencies.
A child must have the following immunizations before entering school:
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP/DTAP)
- Polio Vaccine (OPV/IPV)
- Hepatitis B
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- Varicella (chickenpox)
School Health Services staff support each child by:
- Assuring and promoting the health, safety and well-being of all students
- Providing services including:
- first aid and Emergency Care
- medication and treatment administration
- hearing and vision screenings
- case management of students with chronic health conditions
- health promotion and education
- linking students to health care providers and other resources
- Providing a public health presence in schools to prevent and contain communicable diseases
• Assuring students are appropriately immunized
• Responding to school and community wide emergencies
School Community Health Nurses
- Are registered nurses and are assigned to one or more schools
- Assess students by reviewing the information provided by parents and health care providers, and develop individual health care plans when needed
- Train teachers, administrators and other school staff to support individual student health needs
- Develop and implement health promotion and disease prevention programs to educate the school community about public health concerns such as nutrition, fitness, chronic disease and emotional well-being
Delegate to, train and work closely with School Health Room Technicians
- School Health Room Technicians Are Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and Certified Medication
Technicians (CMTs) and are assigned to one school - Provide first aid for students who become ill or injured at school
- Help to ensure students take medications appropriately
- Coordinate mandated health screening for students
- Support the social and emotional wellbeing of students
Note from the Health Room: Health Room staff strongly recommend students in Pre-K through First grade (Second through Fifth grade optional) to bring a chang of clothes from home to keep in their classrooms in the event the student needs a change of clothes.
Health Room requests a copy of any and all updated health information to update student’s heath files.
