Sayyaaġigmata miqłiqtut iḷiḷḷautaġuurut. (Healthier Children Learn Better)

Paġlagivsi miŋuaqtuġvium sapunniaviat qiñiqsitaaġviannun. (Welcome to the school health services homepage.)

Isillaalusi iḷisimasukkuvsi sayaktuġnikun, iḷisimaraksratigun suli tunŋaruanik titiqqamun. (Please check here often for health information, medical alerts, and important dates.)

NUT ALLERGY ALERT: PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY FOODS CONTAINING NUTS TO SCHOOL!

The school nurse ensures students are healthy, safe, and ready to learn by providing clinical care, health management, and a healthy school environment.

Primary goals:

• Protect and promote student health through assessment, first aid, and symptom management.
• Manage chronic conditions (asthma, diabetes, seizures, allergies) with individualized care plans and medication administration.
• Prevent illness and injury via immunization checks, screening (vision, hearing), infection control, and safe practice protocols.
• Provide health education to students, staff, and families to build self-care skills and healthy behaviors.
• Identify and address social determinants of health and coordinate referrals to community health resources.
• Support mental health through early identification, crisis intervention, and connections to counseling/services.
• Maintain accurate health records, follow confidentiality and legal/ethical standards, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Prepare for and respond to emergencies (injury, allergic reactions, communicable disease outbreaks) with triage and collaboration.
• Promote a safe learning environment by advising on policies (medication administration, communicable disease control, health screenings).

Key outcomes (how success is measured):

• Reduced absenteeism related to health issues.
• Improved management of chronic conditions at school.
• Timely emergency response and fewer adverse events.
• Increased immunization and screening compliance.
• Better health-related knowledge and behaviors among students and staff.
• Strong partnerships with families and community health providers.

Collaboration: Works closely with teachers, administrators, families, public health agencies, and healthcare providers to integrate health into the educational mission.