Viers Mill Elementary School

School Based Health Center

HEALTH ROOM TEAM

(L-R) Ms. Vernae Tucker, Ms. Akilah Murrah, Ms. Abosede Laniyonu and Ms. Leydi Benitez

Mission (Misión):

School based health and wellness centers work with children and their families in the school community to reach their full potential by offering coordinated medical care, preventive and psychosocial services, quality counseling, positive youth development, and health education, in a culturally sensitive and confidential manner. The medical health care component serves students enrolled in the schools as well as their uninsured siblings, and Care for Kids enrollees living within the school’s zip codes. Mental health and social services are available to students enrolled in the schools and their families.

Staff Members 

School Nurse/SBHC Nurse: Abdose Laniyonou, BSN, RN 

Nurse Practitioner/ SBHC Provider: Akilah Murray, MSN, RN, FNP-BC 

Certified Medical Assistant: Dalia Bautista 

Health Room Technicians: Leydi Benitez and Vernae Tucker 

Health Room 

The Health Room provides first aid, sick care and medication/treatment administration during the school day. The School Nurse case manages and develops health care plans for individual students with health conditions, monitors immunizations and communicable disease, and provides health promotion and education. The department of health and human services provides vision and hearing screening annually for students new to Montgomery county public school (MCPS) students starting in kindergarten, follow up with first grade students and any student referred by MCPS staff or their parents. Free Flu clinics are offered pending availability of vaccine in the Fall for all students enrolled in MCPS. 

School Based Health Center Information (SBHC) 

The SBHC works with Linkages to Learning to provide both medical and psychosocial services in a familiar and family friendly environment.  

The SBHC provides medical health care for students enrolled at GES that have completed the enrollment consent forms. Medical care includes physicals, sports physical, health screening, immunizations, medications, Lab testing, access to dental care , health education and counseling. All students regardless of insurance status may enroll in the SBHC. 

of insurance status may enroll in the SBHC. 

• Spanish SBHC Enrollment Form  

• English SBHC Enrollment Form 

Linkages to Learning 

Linkages to Learning is a school-based collaboration among the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, the Montgomery County Public Schools and non-profit, community based service providers. The program provides accessible services to at-risk children and their families to improve adjustment to and performance in school, home, and community. Prevention and early intervention services include health, mental health, social services and educational support. 

Family Case Manager- Marleni Villalta mvillalta@everymind.org 

• Assistance with food, clothing, medicine 

• Assistance with housing or utilities 

• Finding a medical provider 

• Child Care 

• Translation Services 

• Transportation to school meetings or medical appointments 

• Financial assistance to avert crisis 

Family and Child Therapist- Karina Zelaya email: kzelaya@everymind.org 

• Family instability (homelessness, death of a loved one, separation or divorce of parnets) 

• Mood disorders, such as; depression 

• Poor social skills 

• Difficulty with peer relationships 

• ADHD 

Community School Aide- Gloria Guzman gguzman@everymind.org 

• Assists the Family Case Manager in providing social services and support to families. 

• Directly supports clients by offering services and facilitating access to community resources such as food, clothing, housing, etc. 

• Provides input and assistance in planning and organizing therapeutic recreational activities, including summer programs and other school-based initiatives. 

• Tutoring and/or mentoring for students. 

• Supports after-school and evening educational programs. 

Montgomery County School Health Services| School Based Health Centers Website 

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/PHS/SchoolHealth/SchoolBasedHealthCenter.html 

Frequently used Forms: 

• School Based Health and Wellness Centers Enrollment Form (Please return forms to the Health Room.)
• Authorization to Provide Medically Prescribed Treatment 

• Authorization to Administer Prescribed Medication 

• Emergency Care for the Management of a Student With a Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis 

• Maryland Department of Health and Hygiene Immunization Certificate 

• Maryland Schools Record of Physical Examination 

• Health Insurance Information 

• Informacion de Seguro de Salud 

• Asthma action plan  

• Seizure action plan 

• Diabetes management plan  

_{Last modified on September 3, 2025}