The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida - Other School Department Based Activities
Comprehensive School Health Services
Comprehensive School Health Services, provided by special state funding, allows the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County to broaden the scope of the services available to meet the needs of the local community for low-income, high risk students.
- The Comprehensive Schools are:
- Atlantic Community High
- Glades Central Community High
- Carver Community Middle School.
- The goals of the program are:
- Reduce risk taking behaviors that lead to teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
- Prevent abuse of substances such as alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
- Promote access to counseling and health services.
- During the school year 2016-2017 there were 383 health education classes taught in the Comprehensive Schools with more than 14,900 participants.
* 2016-2017 (FDOHPBC) – School Health Data
Full School Health Services
Full School Health services, provided by special state funding, allows the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County to build collaborative relationships with school staff and community agencies and involve students as responsible partners in their care and encourage the role of parent/guardian.
- Rams Health Clinic, located in Palm Beach Lakes Community High School is the only School Based Health Clinic in Palm Beach County to provide these Full Health Services for the 2016-17 school year:
- Comprehensive physical services
- Onsite mental health services
- Easy or immediate access to healthcare
- Rams clinical services are provided by:
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Staff assistant
Rams Health Clinic provided the following types of services to students:
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute illness and injury
- Well-child exams
- Management of chronic health conditions
- Basic laboratory services
- Medication prescription services
- Mental health services and interventional counseling
- Emergency dental care referral