The Medina County Schools’ ESC provides registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and health aides to participating districts for their health care needs. Certified staff members work collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, and other school and community professionals to remove health barriers to learning; to promote optimal health and wellness of the school population; to maintain all state immunization, vision, and hearing requirements; along with the following:
- Staff in-service training on health-related topics
- Staff wellness programs and committees
- Crisis response team member
- School and community health fairs
- CPR and First aide training
- Acute illness and emergency care in school clinics
- Communicable disease training
- Administer prescribed medication and special procedures when required
- Referral and follow-up of medical problems
- Health education and counseling
- Assess the unique needs of disabled students
- Liaison between educational and medical personnel
- Pediculosis monitoring
- Share responsibility with school personnel for the safety and comfort of the school environment
- Safe sitter babysitting training
- Newsletter articles
Healthy children learn better. School nurses make it happen.