Provides
school nursing services in specific areas such as elementary schools,
middle schools, and high schools, Infant-Toddler Programs,
Hiram
Johnson
Family
Education
Center,
Prevention/Intervention, Parent Participation Preschool and Adults
with Disabilities. School nurses provide Family Life Education,
Nutrition Education, Drug and Alcohol Prevention Education, and
referrals to free or low-cost community resources.
Program eligibility: Schools
which allocate categorical, Special Education or general funding to
purchase nursing services at their site
Program contact:
Patricia McCoy, RN, MED
Telephone: (916)
643-9412
Fax: (916) 643-9471
E-Mail:
Patricia-McCoy@sac-city.k12.ca.us
Provides specialized
physical health care procedures such as monitoring breathing, monitoring
glucose levels, administering medication, and other procedures as
ordered by physicians (e.g. gastrostomy feeding, catheterization etc.)
Program eligibility: Students
with a chronic health condition, such as asthma or diabetes, who need
nursing assistance but who are not eligible for Special Education
services may be eligible.
Who should refer: School site
staff
Program contact:
Patricia McCoy, RN, MED
Telephone: (916)
643-9412
Fax: (916) 643-9471
E-Mail:
Patricia-McCoy@sac-city.k12.ca.us
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Home and Hospital Instruction
Provides
academic instruction for students who are unable to attend school due to
a medical condition.
Program eligibility:
Non-special education students in grades K-12 who are registered in the
Sacramento City Unified School District, are between the ages of five
years nine months, and eighteen years and/or have not graduated from
high school. To be eligible, students must be unable to attend regular
school for six weeks or longer because of health impairment as diagnosed
by a licensed physician.
Who
should refer:
School site staff
Program
Contact:
Patricia McCoy, Director II, Health Services
Telephone:
916-643-9412
Fax:
916-643-9471
E-mail:
Patricia-McCoy@sac-city.k12.ca.us
TB
testing is mandatory for current employees every four years. As a
service to district staff and volunteers, Health Services conducts free
testing during announced periods of the year.
Program eligibility:
District employees and volunteers
Program contact:
Patricia McCoy, RN, MED
Telephone: (916)
643-9412
Fax: (916) 643-9471
E-Mail:
Patricia-McCoy@sac-city.k12.ca.us
By arrangement,
classes for teachers or other school site staff can be taught by school
nurses or other staff in the department.
Program eligibility:
District employees and volunteers
Program contact:
Patricia McCoy, RN, MED
Telephone: (916)
643-9412
Fax: (916) 643-9471
E-Mail:
Patricia-McCoy@sac-city.k12.ca.us
State-mandated
bloodborne pathogen training and immunization.
Program eligibility: Any District employee, particularly those in high
risk exposure category for transmission (coaches, office managers, bus
drivers, plumbers, etc.)
Program contact:
Patricia McCoy, RN, MED
Telephone: (916)
643-9412
Fax: (916) 643-9471
E-Mail:
Patricia-McCoy@sac-city.k12.ca.us
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