Health & Wellness

School Nursing and Health ~ Health Services

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Immunizations

• Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition (Exiting CDE)
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment:  Immunization Program (Childhood, Schools and College) (Exiting CDE)
• CDPHE Annual Immunization Survey Guidance (PDF)
• National Network for Immunization Information (Exiting CDE)

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Screening

• Focus on Mass Screening (PDF)
• Required Screenings
  • Vision Screening Guidelines (PDF)
  • Hearing (PDF)
• Developmental - Child Find
  • Visual Screening Guidelines:  Children Birth through Five Years (DOC)
  • Early Childhood Hearing Screening Guidelines (PDF)
• Optional
  • Head Lice
    • Head Lice Fact Sheet (PDF)
    • Centers for Disease Control:  Parasitic Disease Information Lice
  • Scoliosis
  • Dental
    • Oral Health in Colorado
    • Be a Smart Mouth
    • Health Oral Habits Established Early in Life
  • Heights, Weights, and Body Mass Index
    • Growth Charts
    • Body Mass Index
  • Blood Pressure
  • Overweight Children and Adolescents:  Screen, Assess, and Manage

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Infectious and Communicable Diseases

• CDPHE Rules and Regulations Governing Schools
• Nuisance Conditions
  • Head Lice Fact Sheet
  • Centers for Disease Control:  Parasitic Disease Information Lice
  • Centers for Disease Control:  Parasitic Disease Information Scabies
  • Bed Bugs Fact Sheet
• Reportable Diseases
  • Report Directly to Local/County Health Department
  • Infectious Disease School Guidelines (provides guidelines on reporting)
• Health Topics A to Z
• HIV/AIDS:  Sample Policy from Colorado Association of School Boards (PDF)

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Coordinated School Health

• Colorado Connections for Healthy Schools
• Making the Connection Between Health and Learning (PDF)
• School Health Advisory Boards:  CDE Guidelines (PDF)
• Components of Coordinated School Health Model
  • Health Education
  • Physical Education
  • Health Services
  • Nutrition Services
    • Wellness Response Plan
    • School Nutrition
    • Colorado School Nutrition Programs
    • Nutrition Guidelines for Schools (PDF)
  • Healthy School Environment
    • Colorado Connections
    • Check Up for a Healthy School Environment (PDF)
    • School Health Index (PDF)
  • Health Promotion for Staff
  • Family/Community Involvement
    • Parents and No Child Left Behind
    • Positive Behavior Support & Parent Involvement
    • Parent/School Partnerships
• Rules and Regulations Governing Schools in the State of Colorado Schools
• Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion

Emergency Care and Crisis Response

• Emergency Guidelines for Schools (PDF)
• Guideline for Education Pandemic Readiness (PDF)
• Workman's Compensation Policies - Refer to your school district policies and consult with your administrator
• Crisis Response
  • U.S. Department of Education Crisis Guide for Schools and Communities (PDF)
  • Disaster Preparedness Resources
    • FEMA for Kids
    • National Traumatic Stress Network
  • School Violence, Bullying and Prevention
    • Positive Behavior Support
    • Bullying:  Children's Safety Network
    • USDE and US Secret Service Guide
• Resources for Dealing with Traumatic Events in Schools (PDF)
• CPR/AED (PDF)
  • National Position Statement
  • Colorado Good Samaritan Act for CPR and AED
  • American Academy of Pediatrics Position Statement - AED
  • AED Implementation Guide - American Heart Association

Homeless Students/Transitional Housing

• Education for Homeless Children and Youth
• McKinney Vento Act
• McKinney Vento Act:  Guidance (PDF)
• National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
• National Center for Homeless Education
• U.S. Department of Education:  Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Medicaid/Extended School Health Program

• Medicaid Extended School Health Program

Student Safety

• National Education Association:  School Safety
• Keep Schools Safe
• Denver Public Schools:  Risk Management
• Safe Playgrounds
• School Violence, Bullying and Prevention
• Positive Behavior Support
• Bullying:  Children's Safety Network
• US Department of Education and US Secret Service Guide

Transportation

• School Transportation
• National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services
• National Association for Pupil Transportation

Youth at Risk

• Colorado Department of Education:  Prevention/At Risk
• Teen Pregnancy/Parenting
• HIV/STDs
  • Colorado Aids Project
• Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Youth
  • National School Boards Association
  • GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
• High Risk Behaviors
  • Body Art
  • Self-Mutilation

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