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High School Health Services |
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EA HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL NURSE Mrs. Darcy Yeloushan
High School Nurse
1150 Jacks Run Road
North Versailles, PA 15137
412-824-9700 ext. 177 Concerned about the recent outbreak of
swine flu in other parts of the country?  Talking With Your Children About Flu (56.2 kB)
CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Swine Flu and You http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?
There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu.
There are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of
germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza.
Take these everyday steps to protect your health: - Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you
cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. - Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially
after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners
are also effective. - Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- If you get sick with influenza, CDC recommends that you
stay home from work or school and limit contact with
others to keep from infecting them.
Role of the School Nurse “School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances
the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students.
To that end, school nurses facilitatepositive student responses to normal
development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential
health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate
with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management,
self advocacy, and learning.”
This definition was adopted at the NASN Board of Directors
meeting in Providence, Rhode Island in June 1999. | The following health care services are provided every year in the school
as required by state law. Pennsylvania School Law requires students
to be scheduled for the physical and dental exams at school if not done
by the family doctor or dentist and information returned to the school.
A letter will notify parents when the physicals and dentals are
scheduled at school.
Height /Weight: Vision Testing: Hearing screening: Physical exam: Dental exam: Scoliosis screening: NEW SCHOOL HEALTH LAWS Body Mass Index (BMI) School nurses are now required to inform parents about their child’s BMI.
The BMI is calculated using a special formula that measures the relationship
between a person’s height and weight. BMI is considered a screening tool
to assist parents and their child’s doctor in determining if overweight and
obesity is, or will become an issue. The following information regarding the BMI will be on the letter:
BMI less than 5th percentile - underweight
BMI between 85th and 95th percentiles – at risk for overweight
BMI equal to or greater than 95th percentile – overweight
Please remember that your child’s health care provider is the best person
to evaluate whether or not his or her measurements are within a healthy range. Immunization Requirements Students entering 7th grade: Chicken pox disease or the vaccine
Hepatitis B Series of 3 shots
School law states students not meeting these requirements can
be excluded from school. Parents will be notified if their child does
not have this information in the school health record and urged to
complete them before their child enters 7th grade.
There is a proposal that students entering 7th grade
during the 2008-2009 school year that 2 more vaccines
will be required: Tetanus booster with Pertussis (Adacel)
Meningitis vaccine (Menomune or Menactra)
You may want to ask your doctor about these vaccines. KEEP YOUR FAMILY HEALTHY The staff in the East Allegheny School District would like our parents
to know that we value having all of our students healthy and in
school as much as possible. The best way for anyone to learn is
to have a body and mind that is healthy and well rested. However,
colds and viruses are still in the air, even with Spring right
around the corner.
Here are some steps families can take to ensure that our students
and our school family stay healthy: • Have your child get plenty of rest
• Drink lots of nutritious fluid
• Eat a well balanced diet
• Do not send your child to school if he or she is ill
• Be sure to get regular checkups with your doctor and that
immunizations are up to date
• Most importantly: WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN HANDWASHING IS THE NUMBER WAY TO FIGHT
THE SPREAD OF DISEASE AND INFECTION. |
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