The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida - Other School Department Based Activities
School Health Services Program Management
Safe Schools - Health Services
Health Services is a component of our “Coordinated School Health Program” and is designed to provide emergency care for illness or injury, prevent and control communicable disease and other health problems, and promote a safe school environment.
- The provision of these health services is achieved through collaboration between the Health Care District of Palm Beach County (HCD), the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County (FDOHPBC) and the School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC).
- All partners play an integral role in the delivery of basic health care to our students on a daily basis. These nursing interventions allowed an average of over 81% of the students receiving care to return to the classroom during the 2016-2017 school year.
Our school health collaboration with these partners places a school nurse in every regular school including nursing service support for...Read More.
Comprehensive School Health Services, provided by special state funding, allows the Florida Department of Health Palm...Read More.
Full School Health Services, provided by special state funding, allows the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County to build...Read More.
The Dental Sealant Project, funded by the Marjorie S. Fisher Fund, has provided dental screenings for over 29,000 children...Read More.
Outstanding prevention programs are offered in collaboration with community health partners to provide outstanding programs to...Read More.
School staff members are trained annually to provide selected school health services under the guidance and training of licensed...Read More.
Screenings are mandated by Florida Administrative Code 64F-6.003 for vision, hearing and growth and development for...Read More
Project Contributors:
Cathy Burns, Ph.D., R.N.
Health Services Specialist
Safe Schools
June Eassa, Ed.S.,
Safe Schools Director
Brenda Galie, RN
Community Health Nursing Consultant
Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County
Ginny Keller, RN, MBA, NCSN
Director, School Health Program
Health Care District of Palm Beach County
Tanya Greer, RN, BSN, NCSN
Assistant Director, School Health Program
Health Care District of Palm Beach County