New Jersey Department of Education

School Health Services

School Health Services
School health services contribute to the goals of the education system and the healthcare system by providing screenings and referrals, administering medications and treatments, providing first aid, providing health counseling and education, and supporting students to acquire self-management skills.  The purpose of school health services is to ensure that all students are healthy and ready to learn.  The school health team consist of the school physician, school nurse(s), and health assistants working in partnership with the student, his/her parents, the student’s primary healthcare provider(s).

Regulations

• Programs to Support Student Development regulations including provisions for school health services
• Limitations on School-Based Health Centers (sec. 8543, pg. 433)

Resources

• Asthma Action Plan

  The Asthma Action Plan is an important tool to support students with asthma and to help them manage their symptoms and control an asthma attack. Districts may choose which Asthma Action Plan works best in their schools:

  • American Lung Association Asthma Action Plan
  • CDC Asthma Action Plan


• Bed Bug Fact Sheet
• Guidelines for the Care of Students with Diabetes in the School Setting
• Guidelines for the Emergency Administration of an Opioid Antidote within Schools
• HANDS: (Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in Schools Training Program
• HPV Vaccine: Information for Parents (En español)
• Fact Sheet for Parents: Sports-Related Eye Injuries in Youth
• Guidelines for the Management of Life-Threatening Food Allergies in Schools
• Meningococcal Meningitis
• Meningococcal Disease: Are You Protected? (En español)

• Opioid Information for Parents and Student-Athletes
  • Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet
  • Accessible Text-Only Version Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet (En español)
  • Template Sign-off Form (En español)
    
    
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act
• Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Brochure
• Muerte Cardíaca Súbita En Atletas Jóvenes
• Sudden Cardiac Death Pamphlet Sign-Off Sheet
• Training Protocols for the Emergency Administration of Epinephrine

Nonpublic School Health Services

• School Health Services to Nonpublic Schools Guidance Manual
• Annual Nonpublic School Nursing Reporting Requirements
• Nonpublic School Services