Fabius-Pompey Middle-High School Health Office
683-5214
Patricia Feeney, R.N.
Rose Langey, Teaching Aide/Attendance Clerk
***NEW***
New York State Education Department now has new mandates with regard to Health Examinations. NYSED requires a physical examination for new entrants and students in Grades Pre-K, K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11 as well as annually for interscholastic sports; working papers as needed; or as required by the Committee on Special Education (CSE) or Committee on Pre-School Special Education (CPSE).
- Stay at home if you are sick with a fever over 100 degrees, persistent cough and or sore throat, body aches, chills, headache, fatigue, vomiting and or diarrhea. Stay home until you are fever free for 24 hours without using ibuprofen or tylenol.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze, and throw it away.
- Try to keep your hands away from your face and eyes. Cold and flu viruses enter the body through your nose, eyes, and mouth.
- Stay away from crowds when people in your community have any type of the flu!
- When you have cold or flu symptoms, clean and disinfect telephones, door handles, keyboards, and light switches
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, rubbing the hands together for 20 seconds and rinsing with water. Dry hands with a paper towel and throw it away. Proper and frequent handwashing is your best protection against disease.
- Stay Healthy: Drink plenty of fluids, exercise at least 30 -45 minutes a day, eat 4-5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, and get the proper amount of rest at night. These simple steps can help your immune system fight off common diseases
Medications
According to New York State Law, nurses are restricted from giving any internal medication except on written directions by the physician of a pupil. This includes all medications such as aspirin, nose drops, decongestants, antibiotics, etc. If your child needs to take medicine during school hours, please have your doctor send a written note stating the child's name, the name of the medication, the amount of medicine to be taken, the hour it is to be given, and the date the medication is to be stopped.
According to New York State Law, nurses are restricted from giving any internal medication except on written directions by the physician of a pupil. This includes all medications such as aspirin, nose drops, decongestants, antibiotics, etc. If your child needs to take medicine during school hours, please have your doctor send a written note stating the child's name, the name of the medication, the amount of medicine to be taken, the hour it is to be given, and the date the medication is to be stopped.
ALERT!!!
7th and 12th graders need the Meningococcal Vaccine to start school this fall!
Please check with your health care provider.
7th and 12th graders need the Meningococcal Vaccine to start school this fall!
Please check with your health care provider.
Announcements
ATTENDANCE POLICY: If your child is absent or tardy for any reason, please call or email the nurse's office that day or leave a phone message on the answering machine. A written excuse is required upon their return following a phone call.
TARDINESS: All students arriving late to school must report to the nurse's office before going to class. Written excuses are required by state law concerning all absences and tardies. An e-mail may be used in place of a written excuse.
" All seventh and tenth grade students are required by NYS law to have a physical
" All students participating in any interscholastic sport are required to have a current Sports Physical every year, which is valid for one year from the examination date.
" All seventh grade students are required to have the Hepatitis B immunization series
" All sixth grade students are required to show proof of varicella immunization (chicken pox vaccination) or doctor verification that your child has had the disease.
" All sixth grade students are required by the New York State Dept. of Health to have a Tdap immunization. This is for all students 11 years old or older and entering 6th grade on or after September of 2007. This includes students who were born on or af
" If your student has not fulfilled these requirements, please contact your doctor immediately and return written verifications to this office.
HEALTH RELATED WEB SITES
Health Information
Healthy Choice
New York State Health Department
Swine flu information-CDC
Healthy Eating Index
