Student Health Services

The Student Health Services programs has four consulting/coordinating registered nurses (RNs) who provide supervision of healthcare services to all students; consultations with school staff members, administrators, students and parents; training and staff development; and collaborative student health screenings with the state or county agencies. Each consulting nurse serves an assigned cluster of elementary, middle and high schools.
- Provide appropriate care in emergency situations
- Provide health education
- Provide mandated vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening
- Monitor immunizations
- Provide training
- Serve as a resource
- Create an environment conducive to healthy school living
- Provide first aid, appropriate medication intervention, and related health services for all students
- Comply with health regulations
SHS delivers school health services through a team approach and serves as a resource for all school health related issues.
- Oversight of the school-based clinics
- First Aid and CPR Training
- Coordination of the district Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program
- Immunization audit compliance oversight and assistance
- Oversight of State Mandated Screenings
- Provide health education and inservice trainings
- Management and prevention of communicable diseases
- Emergency care and crisis intervention
SHS delivers school health services through a team approach and serves as a resource for all school health related issues.
- Manage acute and chronic illnesses
- Reduce the number of students sent home sick and reduce unnecessary absenteeism due to health related issues
- Establishing policies and procedures for school health issues and procedures
- Provide and coordinate school health screenings (hearing, vision and scoliosis)
- Identify and address health related barriers to learning
- Support nutritional, comfort and clothing needs
- JoAnn Harris
Lead Nurse - 678.676.2004
- 678.676.2227 (fax)