Health Office
WELCOME TO THE GRAND ISLE SCHOOL HEALTH OFFICE
School Nurse: Kristie Barber, RN kbarber@gisu.org
Health Assistant: Julie Elkins, LNA jelkins@gisu.org
The mission of the Grand Isle School Health Office is to maintain a healthy, safe and nurturing environment for all students and staff through health screenings, treating minor ailments and helping students and families to navigate health concerns.
The School Nurse Leader and Health Assistant are responsible for planning and implementing health services, including vision and hearing screenings performed once per year for students in grades Pre-K, Kindergarten, First, Third, and Fifth with a final vision screening performed for all Seventh grade students. Health Office staff are also responsible for maintaining immunization and health records, treating ill and injured students and staff, dispensing prescribed medications to students, and helping students and their parents manage chronic illnesses or significant medical conditions at school.
The Health Office team is responsible for reporting immunization and asthma data to the State of Vermont each year.
ABOUT OUR NURSES
Lead Nurse: | Hours: |
I am the District Nurse/COVID coordinator for GISU. | Contact: |
Visit the Vermont Department of Health for school specific Corona virus (COVID-19) updates.
Visit the Center For Disease Control for Corona virus (COVID-19) information and guidance in K-12 schools.
HEALTH OFFICE INFORMATION:
This district and school board support the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for an annual comprehensive well-care visit to the medical home (primary care provider). Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT or Children’s Medicaid) is a comprehensive and preventive healthcare program for children and youth (up to 21 years of age) receiving Medicaid benefits [link below]. Through EPSDT, children receive health screenings and medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services for identified conditions. One of the EPSDT program objectives is to ensure that children receive appropriate health services and that their full learning potential is not threatened by poor health. • Recommend that all children have a dental home. Based on oral health risk assessments, primary care physicians or health providers recommend referring to the dentist as early as six months of age and no later than 12 months of age. (AAPD, 2018)
GISU has a supply of rapid antigen tests for families to use as needed. Please contact the district office if you would like to request these while supplies last. |
IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION:
The Vermont Department of Health provides immunization information for schools and parents, including immunization requirements for school attendance and collected data from previous years.