ENTERING SCHOOL ZONE !

School Nurses: Committed to School Health Improvements!

According to the National Association of School Nurses, it is essential that schools promote the

health of every child in order to raise educational achievement.

Health and learning go hand in hand!

•  An unhealthy student has difficulty learning

•  An undernourished child cannot concentrate

•  Medical problem's interfere with a student's ability to learn

Student's three main problems as reported by teachers

•  Abuse and Neglect

•  Impaired Health

•  Poor Nutrition

Find Your School Nurse:

School Nurses Can:

* Help ill, handicapped or pregnant students attend school.

* Provide parenting, ADHD or substance-abusing students with support services.

* Assist faculty and staff to make health-related adaptations to the school program.

* Help their students develop personal strategies to attain educational success.

* Take the lead in early detection and correction of health problems which can effect learning.

Vision and Hearing Screenings

are just some of the responsibilities of your school nurses.

School Nurses Supporting Student Success

Parents and school staff report that school nurses improved

* Health

* Safety

* Learning for students!

Nurses at Work

In School

* Manage chronic health issues

*Shorten illness-related absences

*Decrease the number of students sent home

In Class

*Help return students to their classes

*Promote health related needs

Safety

* Inspect school environments

* Teach (and use) universal safety precautions

* Support a non-violent, drug free environment

Ready-to-Learn

* Identify health-related barriers, and refer for care

* Support nutritional, comfort, clothing, and other student needs

* Provide vision and hearing screening/monitoring

Call 509.397.6280 for information on specific school nurse programs!

Check out Whitman County Health Department's School Health Link Newsletter for up-to-date

local school news and health issues!

April 2009