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Health is fundamental to a child’s education.
Health Services ensure kids stay healthy, in school, and ready to learn. Research shows that students with health care needs often face barriers in their education if their needs are not met. School health services remove obstacles to academic success, improve school attendance, increase health literacy, reduce risky behaviors, and promote healthy lifestyle choices.
Portland Public Schools’ School Health Services Team supports students’ equitable access to health resources so they can stay healthy, in school, and ready to learn. We do this by:
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Facilitating partnerships with health care providers to deliver care to students at school.
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Coordinating effective communicable disease prevention and response policies and procedures.
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Serving as consultants about and conduits to current school health practices and opportunities.
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Policies and Directives
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PPS Board Policies and Administrative Directives
- 4.10.011-AD Student Enrollment - Immunizations
- 4.10.012-AD Student Attendance and Absences
- 4.50.020-P Health Services
- 4.50.021-AD Health Services - Implementation
- 4.50.022-AD Guidelines For Students With Bloodborne Pathogens
- 4.50.023-P Dental Health Services
- 4.50.024-AD Dental Health
- 4.50.026-P Administering Non-injectable Medicines To Students
- 4.50.027-AD Procedures For Administering Non-injectable Medicines To Students
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Health related Oregon Statutes and Administrative Rules
Division 22 including OARs pertaining to health and wellness
OAR 333-050-0010-0110 Immunizations
OAR 581-022-0705 Communicable Disease Response
2015 Oregon HB2972 Section 1: (2)(a) through (3)(c) Dental Screening Requirements
2013 Oregon HB3000 Section 1: (2)(a) through (3)(b) Vision Screening Requirements
For Additional Support, Contact:
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For questions about the health needs of your student, please contact your school's main office.
