School
Nurses & School Physician
2004-2005
The mission of the East
Longmeadow School Health Services Department is to enhance the educational
process by maximizing the health and well-being of school-age children and
adolescents. An optimum level of health is basic to effective learning. The school nurse supports student
learning by acting as an advocate and liaison between home, school and the
medical community regarding concerns that are likely to affect a student's
ability to learn. The functions that characterize school nursing include
skilled nursing care and case management, emergency care, health counseling and
education, state mandated screenings, monitoring of mandated immunizations,
safety of the school environment, and communication with community resources.
Dr. Donald
Shukan provides medical services as the School Physician for all students. He provides consultation to the school
department and the school nurses on matters relating to the health of the
school population.
SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM STATISTICS
2004-2005:
Health
Room Visits
Dismissals
due to Illness
Dismissals
due to Injury
Other
Disposition
Returned
to class
|
30,235
1,666
63
231
28,275
|
Postural
Screening
Referrals Completed
|
1,135
12
|
|
Students
with medication at school
|
168
|
Vision
Screening
Referrals
Completed
|
1,595
90
|
|
Medical
Procedures
|
3,590
|
Audiometric
Screening
Referrals
Completed
|
1,205
18
|
|
Students
with Individual Health Care Plans (IHCPs)
|
109
|
Fluoride
Mouth Rinse Participants
|
259
|
East Longmeadow Public Schools in partnership with Baystate
Medical Center opened a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at East Longmeadow
High School in the fall of 2001. The SBHC is open for students eight (8) hours
per week and staffed with a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. East Longmeadow Public Schools continue
to receive funding from the Essential School Health Service Grant to provide
additional health services for East Longmeadow Schools, nine (9) Recipient
Public School Districts and three (3) Non-Public Schools. ESHSC grant provided funding for six
(6) Automated External Defibrillators for the ELPS. There is one (1) AED
located in each school building plus the athletic trainer carries an AED to
high school athletic practices and games.
We thank Dr. Michael Lemanski, Dr. Belisa Basile, Dr. Joseph
Donatelle, The East Longmeadow Lions Club, and the East Longmeadow Rotary Club,
for their support and assistance in providing health care for East Longmeadow
students.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary Lou
Donohue, R.N
Program
Director - Essential School Health
Service Grant
