School Health

The School Health Services Program is a component of the public health system that provides basic health services to all public school students. All 67 counties provide basic school health services.

Services include:

• Health appraisals
• Nursing assessments
• Child-specific training
• Preventative dental screenings and services
• Vision, hearing, scoliosis, and growth and development screenings
• Health counseling
• Referral and follow-up of suspected or confirmed health problems
• First aid and emergency health services
• Assistance with medication administration
• Health care procedures for students with chronic or acute health conditions

The goal of school health services is to ensure that students are healthy, in school, and ready to learn.