Health Services
Medications at School
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Medication at School: A Guide for Parents (English and Spanish)
- OTC Parental Permission Form (English and Spanish)
- Physician's Authorization for Medication at School
- Head Lice Daily Check List
- Alternative Lice Treatments
New Hanover County Schools collaborates with the New Hanover County Health Department’s School Health Program to provide a safe and healthy learning environment with school nurses in all NHCS schools.
Coordinated School Health is based on the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC), a collaborative approach to education and h ealth. This model ensures each child in each school in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. The WSCC model is made up of 10 different health components:
- Health Education
- Nutrition Environment and Services
- Employee Wellness
- Family Engagment
- Physical Education and Physical Activity
- Social and Emotional School Climate
- Physical Environment
- Health Services
- Community Involvemenet
- Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC model)