The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida - Other School Department Based Activities
Celebrating 10 Years Of Wellness
School Nurse Program
Our school health collaboration with these partners places a school nurse in every regular school including nursing service support for the alternative, charter schools and our Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program. The primary goal of this program is to advance the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of all students.
- Student Return to Class Rates:
- Returned to class 80%
- Released from school 20%
- Health-room visits for medication and treatment within the school setting:
- Medication Visits (27%) 183,963
- Non Medication Visits (73%) 506,010
Total Visits 689,973
- Prevention health interventions:
- Hearing screening 47,287
- Vision screening 48,060
- BMI screening 35,034
- Scoliosis screening 10,106
Total Screenings 140,487
* 2015-2016 (HCD) - School Health Data
Picture of Health Care District School Nurses