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School Health
Florida Department of Health in Calhoun County
- 850-674-5645
- Calhounlibertyinaction@flhealth.gov
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Fax
850-674-5420 -
Mailing Address
19611 SR 20 W
Blountstown, FL 32424
Florida Department of Health in Calhoun County's (DOH-Calhoun) School Health Program is responsible for health appraisal, records review, and nurse assessment.
School Health staff are also responsible for providing the following screenings:
- Vision
- Hearing
- Scoliosis
- Growth
- Development
The also provide health counseling, referral, and follow up of suspected or confirmed health problems that may be discovered through the screening process and/or evaluation for a specific problem.
School health staff meet emergency needs in each school; provide medication administration and medical procedures, along with providing a health care curriculum that includes education on prevention of communicable diseases. School Health staff provide consultation with students' parent/guardian regarding need for health attention by an appropriate provider, and maintenance of appropriate records.
The School Health Program provides health services to all students in grades pre-k through twelve in Calhoun County. School Health Services are provided through a cooperative arrangement with the Calhoun County School Board.
School Health Staff
Jodi Speciale, RN-School Health Coordinator
Calhoun County Health Department
19611 SR 20 West, Blountstown, FL 32424
850-674-5645
Tammy Moore, LPN School Health Nurse
Blountstown Elementary School
20883 NE Fuller Warren Drive
Blountstown, FL 32424
850-674-8169
Mallory McClain, LPN School Health Nurse
Altha School
25793 N. Main
Altha, FL 32421
850-762-3121
Health Support Aide
CARR School
18987 NW SR 73
Clarksville, FL 32430
850-674-5395 or 850-674-4707
Services
Services provided include, but may not be limited to:
- Vision Screening*
- Hearing Screening*
- Scoliosis Screening*
- Height and Weight Assessments/Body Mass Index (BMI)*
- Nursing Assessment
- Immunization and Health Record Review
- Health Counseling
- Individual Emergency Health Care Planning for students as needed
- Assist parents with health referrals and finding community resources
*Mandated screenings start in October and are conducted throughout the school year. Mandated Screenings will be performed on the following grades:
- Kindergarten-Vision and Hearing
- First grade- Height & Weight w/BMI, Vision and Hearing
- Third grade- Height & Weight w/BMI and Vision
- Sixth grade- Height & Weight w/BMI, Vision, Hearing and Scoliosis
Immunization Requirements
Prior to entry, attendance or transfer to schools (K-12), each child shall have on file a
Florida Certification of Immunization, DH 680 Form documenting the following:
Public/Non-Public Schools K-12:
- Four or five doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine
- Three, four or five doses of polio vaccine
- Two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
- Two or three doses of hepatitis B vaccine
- One dose of varicella vaccine (kindergarten effective school year
- 2001/2002, then each year an additional grade)
- Two doses of varicella vaccine (kindergarten effective school year
- 2008/2009, then each year an additional grade)
Public/Non-Public Schools Seventh Grade:
In addition to all other compulsory school immunizations, children
entering, attending, or transferring to the seventh grade in Florida schools
are required to complete the following:
- One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine (Tdap) effective school
year 2009/2010, then each year the next highest grade is included.
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