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Health Services

The Fairfield School Nurses address the physical, mental, emotional, and social health needs of students and support their achievement in the learning process through assessment, intervention, and follow-up for all children within the school setting.

The nurses are active members of school resource teams, participating as members of the Crisis Team, Student Assistance Team and Child Study Team among others. The nurses actively participate in the PPT process and work collaboratively to develop health and education plans with the student, family, medical providers and school staff, acting as an advocate for students with health concerns. The Fairfield School Nurses provide health education and health promotion activities such as accident and illness prevention, allergy awareness, and individual education for chronic illnesses.

Additional nursing services include:

  • First aid for illness and injury
  • Administration of medications and medical treatments
  • Screenings for vision, hearing and postural evaluations
  • Review state mandated immunizations and health assessments for all students.

CSDE Immunization Guidance May 25, 2021

Health Forms

 

Jill Mitchell RN MSN
Nursing Supervisor
(203) 256-3150
jmitchell@fairfieldct.org

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement and health of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning. National Association of School Nurses, 2010

Please visit individual school websites for links to your student’s Nurse’s Office. There you will find contact information, general school health information including requirements for physical exams & sports physicals, immunizations, the requirements for medication administration at school, as well as downloadable forms.