School Health Services

Welcome to the School Health Services page

Certified School Nurse

Michele Higgins, MSN, RN, CSN

Email: mhiggins@nccsd.org

High School: (814)744-8544  Fax: (814)744-8762

Health Technician

Renee Shouey, LPN

Email: rshouey@nccsd.org

Elementary: (814)744-8541   Fax: (814)744-9229

Today’s school nurse is an integral partner in each student’s educational team. In addition to providing health services and nursing care for students in the office, school nurses are instrumental in identifying trends and issues that impact student health as well as promoting wellness in areas that affect academic success.

Please help the school nurse care for your child by informing the nurse if your child has:

  • New diagnosis or change in health status
  • New medications or a change in medication
  • Serious illness, injury or hospitalization
  • Fractures, sprains, casts or sutures
  • Diagnosis of concussion
  • Diagnosis of contagious disease- such as strep throat, pertussis, chicken pox, etc.
  • A life-threatening or new allergy
  • Changes within the family that may impact the student while in school

Please help the school nurse by:

  • Updating the phone numbers on your child’s school record so that the nurse can always reach you
  • Notifying the school if your child is going to be absent or tardy

Please keep your child home when the following symptoms are present:

  • Temperature of 100 degrees or greater within the past 24 hours. Must be fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of fever-reducing medications prior to returning to school
  • Vomiting or diarrhea occurring within the past 24 hours
  • Any contagious infections. Ask your doctor when your child will no longer be contagious.  Strep infections must be treated for 24 hours before returning to school
  • Rash of unknown origin- this may indicate many different things and should be checked by your healthcare provider
  • Untreated head lice
  • Children with pain should be taken seriously. Earaches, toothaches, abdominal pain and frequent or severe headaches should be evaluated by a healthcare provider

Please feel free to contact your child's school health office if you have any questions or concerns.

Health office updates

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    Oct 18, 2024

    Hello Fall!

    **Does your child need a winter coat?****Fall is here and so is the cooler weather.  If your child is in need of a warm winter coat, a hat or gloves, please notify the school health office.  **

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    May 20, 2024

    Health Room Visit Reminder

    **Health Room Visits****Students are permitted to visit the health office when ill or injured with the permission of a teacher or administrator, unless it is an emergency. However, if a student is noted to have excess visits within a month’s period of time, a written notice may be sent home and/ or a meeting may be arranged to discuss possible interventions.**A school nurse or her designee must initiate all calls to parents concerning a student’s health or dismissal from school for illness or injury reasons. Students are not permitted to use a cell phone to contact a parent to arrange dismissal prior to visiting the health office or in place of visiting the nurse.

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    Feb 4, 2024

    PA Children's Health Insurance Program

    The Children's Health Insurance Program — or CHIP — is Pennsylvania's program to provide health coverage to uninsured children and teens who are not eligible for or enrolled in Medical Assistance. Regardless of the reasons your children might not have health insurance, CHIP may be able to help you. For more information visit... https://www.dhs.pa.gov/CHIP/Pages/CHIP.aspx

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