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School Based Health Center

The School-Based Health Center is offered here for the benefit of the students, to keep them healthy and in school.

Please note: The School-Based Health Center works in conjunction with the care provided by your child’s pediatrician and is not intended to replace regular care by your child’s primary health-care provider.

If you feel you may need a checkup, here is a quick outline of the SBHC:

  • Available Services – The SBHC offers many services including Medical Services, Mental Health Services, and Dental Services.
  • We offer sick visits, sport physicals, annual physicals, bloodwork, vaccinations (including the yearly influenza vaccine), and so much more!
  • All children enrolled in the school based health care program are eligible to receive services regardless of insurance status, but all insurances are billed at the time of each visit. If you have a copay or deductible, please check with your insurance plan. If you have no insurance, please ask the SBHC staff about HUSKY insurance and our access to care team information.
  • To begin receiving services, please visit School-Based Health Center to sign up quickly and easily online!
  • Enroll online or print and complete the enrollment form found on the website. Please note all parts of the registration/enrollment form must be completed, signed and returned to the Health Center or the School Main Office before your child can receive services.

Vist the School-Based Health Center Website

 

Food Allergies Information

According to the CTECS Procedural Plan for Managing Life Threatening Food Allergies (July 1, 2006), it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to inform the school nurse about any serious or life threatening food allergies your child may have.

If your child has a food allergy requiring administration of prescribed medications (e.g. Epipen, Benadryl, etc.) or one that causes swelling of the face and/or throat, itching, vomiting or diarrhea, please notify the school nurse immediately. In addition to notifying the school nurse of your child’s food allergy, please obtain a written statement of such from your child’s health care provider. Also, please provide the medication(s) that are necessary in the treatment of your child’s food allergic reaction and the health care provider’s written authorization for this medication.

The information you provide about your child’s life threatening food allergy will be used to develop an Individualized Emergency Care Plan with you, for your child. This plan will be used to accommodate your child’s special needs in prevention and/or intervention of incidents involving the food allergen(s). Please remember, it is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to notify the school nurse any time there is a change in the health status of your child.

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