DISTRICT HEALTH INFORMATION:
DOCUMENTS/FORMS, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS
Need a medication permit or health care plan, immunization and/or concussion information?
Health information and forms can be accessed from the Health page on the District 12 website.
https://www.cmsd12.org/d12healthinfo
SHOULD MY CHILD GO TO SCHOOL?
During Colorado’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, children and staff who have
been exposed to a positive case or who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19
listed below, must follow the Guidance for Cases and Outbreaks in Child Care and
Schools.
Families across the District, our County and our State are adapting to the evolving changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Your families health is of the utmost importance and with all the stressors of the times of 2020, our country is faced with helping their families adjust to the new normal. This is definitely happening globally.
Just a reminder that ill students should stay home. A student will be sent home with any new symptom onset of illness that falls into the COVID-19 symptoms list: fever, loss of taste or smell, cough, difficulty with breathing, sore throat, runny nose, congestion, muscle or body aches, headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Here ae some resources for you and your family to see updated statistics:
OUR DISTRICT 12 INFORMATION:
https://www.cmsd12.org/district_information/c_o_v_i_d-19_updates
OUR COUNTY INFORMATION:
https://www.elpasocountyhealth.org/outbreaks-in-el-paso-county
OUR STATE INFORMATION:
https://covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid-19-dial/covid-19-dial-dashboard
Here is a QR code to search of Covid-19 testing site for Colorado:
LINKS
How Sick is Too Sick?
CMSD12 Health Website
Colorado Vaccine Exemptions
CMSD12 Food Services
Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks, https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Coping-with-Stress-During-Infectious-Disease-Outbreaks/sma14-4885
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/children.html
Handwashing and Hand Sanitizer Use at Home, at Play, and Out and About, https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/pdf/hand-sanitizer-factsheet.pdf
Please take measures to stay healthy and safe!
Laura Lyons BSN, RN, NCSN
DEFINITION OF SCHOOL NURSING
School nursing, a specialized practice of public health nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates normal development, and advances academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidence-based practice, are the leaders that bridge health care and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potentials. NASN, 2016.