Health Office

Welcome to the Elmhurst Health Office!  It is our goal to promote wellness, student achievement and regular attendance. In addition, we want to prevent specific diseases, disorders and injury and provide a healthful and safe school environment that facilitates learning.

This is accomplished through disease prevention and control, emergency care of illness and injury implementation of health screenings, management of health conditions, and access to health care and resources.

Please let the Health Office know immediately if your child, or anyone who lives in your household, has been in close contact (less than 6 feet for 15 minutes or longer) with an individual who has tested positive for Covid-19. Our Health Technician, or nurse, will need to review our Covid-19 protocols with you.

Keep your child home from school (and be sure to call the school to report their absence) if your child is experiencing any of the following symptoms:

·       Fever (any temperature at or above 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit)

·       Congestion / runny nose

·       Headache

·       Cough

·       Sore throat

·       Difficulty breathing

·       Fatigue / muscle or body aches

·       Loss of taste or smell

·       Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting or diarrhea)

VUSD and Public Health protocols in order to return to school after a student is symptomatic are as follows:

            Student must be fever, vomit and diarrhea free for 24 hours without the use of medicine.

            Confirmation of an alternate diagnosis with a doctor’s note or a negative PCR Covid-19 test

The student should isolate until a negative test result is received or a positive test and at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset. (Note: a negative test during isolation will not shorten the 10-day isolation period.

Medications at School

Students are not allowed to carry prescription or over-the-counter medication with them under any circumstances.

In order for any type of medication to be administered at school, whether prescription or over-the-counter, the proper “Authorization for any Medication Taken during School Hours” form (Link district form) must be completed and signed by a physician.  All medication must be in a properly labeled pharmacy container.

All students with an injury that requires a cast, brace, crutches, etc. need to check in with the health office as a doctor’s note may be needed.

Welcome to the Elmhurst Health Office!  It is our goal to promote wellness, student achievement and regular attendance. In addition, we want to prevent specific diseases, disorders and injury and provide a healthful and safe school environment that facilitates learning.

 

This is accomplished through disease prevention and control, emergency care of illness and injury implementation of health screenings, management of health conditions, and access to health care and resources.

Please let the Health Office know immediately if your child, or anyone who lives in your household, has been in close contact (less than 6 feet for 15 minutes or longer) with an individual who has tested positive for Covid-19. Our Health Technician, or nurse, will need to review our Covid-19 protocols with you.

Keep your child home from school (and be sure to call the school to report their absence) if your child is experiencing any of the following symptoms:

·       Fever (any temperature at or above 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit)

·       Congestion / runny nose

·       Headache

·       Cough

·       Sore throat

·       Difficulty breathing

·       Fatigue / muscle or body aches

·       Loss of taste or smell

·       Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting or diarrhea)

VUSD and Public Health protocols in order to return to school after a student is symptomatic are as follows:

            Student must be fever, vomit and diarrhea free for 24 hours without the use of medicine.

            Confirmation of an alternate diagnosis with a doctor’s note or a negative PCR Covid-19 test

The student should isolate until a negative test result is received or a positive test and at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset. (Note: a negative test during isolation will not shorten the 10-day isolation period.

Medications at School

Students are not allowed to carry prescription or over-the-counter medication with them under any circumstances.

In order for any type of medication to be administered at school, whether prescription or over-the-counter, the proper “Authorization for any Medication Taken during School Hours” form (Link district form) must be completed and signed by a physician.  All medication must be in a properly labeled pharmacy container.

All students with an injury that requires a cast, brace, crutches, etc. need to check in with the health office as a doctor’s note may be needed.

Remember

Please remember to keep the school office up to date with current emergency contact phone numbers.  In the event your child becomes ill or injured during school hours, we need to be able to reach you.

Together, we can make Elmhurst a healthy, happy, safe place for students to learn!

School Nurse: Kaleene Henn

Health Technician:  Sandra Avila

Please remember to keep the school office up to date with current emergency contact phone numbers.  In the event your child becomes ill or injured during school hours, we need to be able to reach you.

Together, we can make Elmhurst a healthy, happy, safe place for students to learn