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2013 Charter School Institute Student Health

2013 Charter School Institute Student Health. Ann Nichols, RN, MSN, NCSN State School Health Nurse Consultant N.C. Division of Public Health Christina K. Minard, M.S. Mental & Allied health consultant N.C. Department of public instruction. Current Health Law and Charter Schools.

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2013 Charter School Institute Student Health

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  1. 2013 Charter School InstituteStudent Health Ann Nichols, RN, MSN, NCSN State School Health Nurse Consultant N.C. Division of Public Health Christina K. Minard, M.S. Mental & Allied health consultant N.C. Department of public instruction

  2. Current Health Law and Charter Schools Students with Diabetes GS 115C-47, Senate Bill 911 Senate Bill 738 Ensure that guidelines adopted by the SBE are implemented in schools in which students with diabetes are enrolled. Report on compliance annually by June 1st.

  3. Current Health Law and Charter Schools Required components for schools with diabetic students: • Generalized diabetic training for school staff • Two intensively trained school staff for specific students with diabetes • Written plan for diabetic student care

  4. Current Health Law and Charter Schools Immunizations • ALL North Carolina children must be compliant with immunization law. • Charter schools verify and report on that compliance by November 1st of each year. • Principal/headmaster is required to exclude students not in compliance by the 30th calendar day after start of school. • http://www.immunize.nc.gov/schools/resourcesforschools.htm

  5. Current Health Law and Charter Schools Kindergarten Health Assessment • Required with enrollment in kindergarten. • Compliance reported with immunization compliance by November 1st of each year. • Forms can be downloaded at http://ncdhhs.gov/dph/wch/families/kindergartenhealth.htm

  6. Current Health Law and Charter Schools • Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) Requirements may be downloaded from http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/CPL_2-2_69.pdf • Garrett’s Law Notifications Statute requires that you provide annual notification regarding vaccines for meningitis, flu and HPV. Resources for this available at Immunization Branch http://www.immunize.nc.gov/schools/resourcesforschools.htm

  7. Resources for You NC DPH School Health Nurse Consultants North Carolina School Health Program Manual. http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dph/wch/doc/lhd/NC_School_Health_Program_Manual_2010.pdf Emergency Guidelines for Schools http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/pdf/kids/guidelines.pdf

  8. 2013 Statewide Survey 8

  9. Service Providers in School Setting 9

  10. Most Frequent Services Requested by Students MOST FREQUENT • Bullying Prevention / Intervention • Consultation with School Staff • Supportive Counseling • Psychological Testing • Collaboration with Community Groups • Anger Management • Referral and Follow Up • Substance Abuse Counseling • Medication Co-Management • Play Therapy • Psycho-Educational Groups LEAST FREQUENT 10

  11. Mental / Emotional Disorders Asthma Food Allergy Seizure Threatened by Weapon Access to Health Care 2012 Update Hearing Loss Vision Deficiencies Obesity Mental/Emotional Disorders (22 percent) Autism Spectrum Disorders Teen Pregnancy Tobacco Use

  12. Students with Mental Health Issues The chart below shows the number of students with a known diagnosis as reported by school nurses from the N.C. Annual Report of School Health Services.

  13. NC Students with known suicide attempts and deaths 2010-2012

  14. Intervention Makes a Difference 44% of high school drop-outs have documented behavioral health issues

  15. Online Professional Development Modules • Understanding Student Behavior in the Classroom • 6th thru 12th grade students • Understanding Young Student Behavior in the Classroom • Pre-K thru 5th grade students • Currently Under Construction: School Resource Officers in Schools • Pre-K thru 12th grade students

  16. Access the Modules (No cost to school system or user) • • Log into https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ • Create an account • Authenticate your account • • Log into https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ • • In Course Search box type: Understanding Student Behavior and click • Search. • Understanding Young Student Behavior in the Classroom (PreK-5th • Grade) • • Understanding Student Behavior in the Classroom (6th – 12th Grade) • • Click on module title to be automatically enrolled

  17. Contact Information Christina K. Minard, MS Mental Health and Allied Health Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction Chris.Minard@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3858

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