• Emergency care to students and staff
• Scoliosis, vision and hearing screening
• Participation in special education needs and evaluations
• Maintenance of health records
• Support of proper medication policy
• Supervision of immunization requirements
• Required personal needs for students
• Special needs service to severely challenged students
• Collaboration with medical agencies and physicians
  

FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE

Emergency Cards

Please complete both sides of the emergency card (remember to sign the appropriate section for consent on the back of the card). Give names and numbers of those adults preferably in the Winton Woods area who are able to help your child in case of emergency or illness. Students will only be released to those listed on the emergency card.

Medication Procedure

No student will be given medication at school unless the proper forms have been completed and the medication has been delivered to the school by an adult. A medication form must be completed by the physician and parent for each prescription medication and a form must be completed by the parent for each over the counter medication. Use one form for each medication. Medications can only be given as directed on the form. A physician/parent authorization must be on file in the office before a student can carry and self-administer an inhaler or Epi-pen.

Health Exclusion Policy

The following categories of students will be excluded from school until the situation has been remedied:

• A student who has not been fully immunized per state health guidelines.
• A student with symptoms of a communicable disease.
• A student with head lice and/or nits.
• A student with a communicable rash.
• A student with a temperature of 100 degrees or greater. A student must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Head Lice

The Winton Woods City School District has a “no nits” policy, as do most schools in the area. This means that all lice and nits must be removed from a child’s hair before returning to school. Each school has written information detailing how to become free of head lice and nits. If your child has lice or nits, please inform the school so the rest of his/her class can be checked. We try to maintain confidentiality and try to be sensitive to the child’s need.

Screening Procedures

The State of Ohio has mandated that vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings be performed at certain grade levels. If you have questions about this, feel free to contact the nurse.

Please call with any questions or health concerns!

Immunization Information

Proof of Immunizations

The Ohio State Department of Health and the Winton Woods City School District Board of Education require certain immunizations upon entrance to school. Click HERE for a complete list of the records that must be completed in order for students to fulfill registration requirements.

Immunizations may be obtained at your private clinic or physician’s office, or any Hamilton County Health Department Clinic.

The Hamilton County Health Department Immunization Clinic
Kemper Heights Family Resource Building
924 Waycross Road
Forest Park
946-7882
Immunizations given for $5.00

Meets the third Tuesday of each month from 1:00 until 4:00 P.M.

First come, first served basis.

If you do not have a physician or clinic and would like to be established as a new patient for care and immunizations:

Forest Park Health Center

924 Waycross Road
Forest Park
1st visit $35.00 then sliding scale fee if qualified