An Overview of Health Services

Mission: The Marana Unified School District Health Services, in collaboration with parents, medical community, and staff will promote wellness and safety for all students.

• Health Services offices are located at each school site to support student success by addressing health-related barriers, helping students stay in school, and achieving both academic and personal excellence.
• Health offices at each site promote the health of students through health education, disease prevention and monitoring, referrals for health care intervention, and facilitation of staff training. 

Health services staffing: Registered nurses and health assistants work as a team in providing health care to all students.

Health Assistants provide:
First Aid and Emergency care for students who become sick or injured while attending school.

• Provide information for students returning to school following an accident, illness, or hospitalization. 
• Serve as liaisons for staff, parents, and nurse.
• Administer medications, provide daily first-aid care, maintain immunization records, and provide health care resources. 

Nurses and Nurse Facilitators provide:
A direct link between physicians, families, and community health care for all students

• Consultation, instruction, counseling, and guidance to students, health assistants, staff, and parents.
• Assessment of student health needs to develop individual and Emergency Health Plans.
• Health instruction and training for staff.
• Health intervention, management and/or medical referrals.
• Assessments and written health care instructions for students with IEP or 504 plans.
• Health Assistant guidance for monitoring immunization compliance.
• Information related to the most current Arizona/Federal laws, professional standards, and district policies & procedures pertaining to student health. 
• Medical guidance and supervision of health assistants.

Services

Daily Medical Care

• Asthma
• Cardiac
• Diabetes
• Allergies/Anaphylaxis
• Seizures
• Fractures
• Other conditions 

Vision and Hearing Screening

Screenings are completed yearly for students:

• In grade levels mandated by state legislation
• New to the district
• In special education
• Per parent or staff concern

*Please contact your school’s Health Office directly if you choose to opt out of state-mandated vision and hearing screening.

Reintegration

• Students returning to school after treatment of an injury or hospitalization
• Safety evaluation
• Assessment for crutches, wheelchairs, casts, braces, and other medical equipment
• Liaison with medical providers

Medication Management

• Daily administration and monitoring for proper dosage, administration time and potential reactions

Compliance monitoring

• Arizona Department of Health Services immunization compliance
• Resource information and referral for required immunizations