Welcome to the Health Office!!!

Rouses Point Elementary School

Health Office

Phone:  297-7211   

Fax: 297-2970

email: dmarks@nccscougar.org

Mrs. Donna Marks, RN, BSN

School Nurse

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Nurse's Notes

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

Now that the warm weather has arrived, please consider applying sunscreen to your child before school, especially those students who have fair skin with a tendency to burn.  Remember that between recess and gym, those minutes that your child may spend outdoors can add up and one blistering burn during childhood can double their chance of developing malignant melanoma during their lifetime!

 


PARENTS OF STUDENTS ENTERING 6TH GRADE IN THE FALL OF 2009:

Changes in New York State Public Health Law Section 2164, require all students entering sixth grade or a comparable age level special education program and are 11 years of age or older, must receive a booster immunization containing tetanus toxoids, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis known as Tdap.  Two exceptions are listed as follows: 

·         If a student has received a Td, DT, or DTaP vaccination within the last two years, the student’s Tdap vaccination should be deferred until a period of two years has elapsed.  

·         10-year-old students who are entering 6th grade will not be required to receive a Tdap vaccine and will not be excluded from school, but they must be flagged, tracked, and immunized when they turn 11 years old.  

            This law requires schools to exclude students not in compliance with the law and also to report a list of the students’ names and addresses not in compliance to the local health department.        


Tips to prevent the spread of the H1N1 (Swine) Flu Virus:

 

    

 

Information for parents

Downloadable Forms

Health Links

What to do if your child is sick

Student absence excuse

  How to protect your child from the flu

When to keep your child home from school

Physical exam form

CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Information for Schools & Childcare Providers

New York State Immunization Requirements for School Entrance

Authorization to release/exchange confidential information

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 

Communicable Disease Fact Sheets

Medication Policy

Health History Form

New York State Department of Health  

Communicable Disease Fact Sheets

Health Booklet:

Facts Parents should know about school health at NCCS

Student Health & Medication Update Form

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

(www.aaaai.org)

Physical Exam Requirements for School Entry

Parent & Prescriber's Authorization for Administration of Medication in School

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America

(www.aafa.org)

Lice Information for Parents

Emergency Allergy Action Plan

CDC Features - Preventing Childhood Injuries: Protect the Ones You Love

Immunization requirements for Middle School

Example of an allergy/asthma action card

Information about vaccines & immunizations from the CDC

Wind Chill Chart

 Dental Health Certificate

Child development & Parenting information

Extreme Cold Weather Safety Tips

 

First Aid & Safety Tips

Consideration for Outdoor Activity in Extreme Cold

 

Kids Health.org

   

Child's Health A to Z

MassGeneral Hospital for Children