The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida
Other School and Department Based Activities
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% (275,881)
Released from school 20% (67,579)
- Health-room visits for medication and treatment within the school setting:
Medication Visits (23%) 181,252 (Medication Activities)
Non Medication Visits (77%) 620,775 (Nursing Assessment & First Aid)
Total Visits 802,027
- Prevention health interventions:
Hearing screening 43,701
Vision screening 45,348
BMI screening 24,901
Scoliosis screening 7,142
Total Screenings 121,092
* 2017-2018 (HCD) - School Health Data
