MMHS School Health Office

Welcome to the Mashpee Middle/High School Health website.  I hope you find the information here helpful and easy to access. It is my intention to provide the best school health practices to keep your child safe, growing and learning in a healthy environment. As the school nurse, I advocate for and promote the health and well being of every student with the primary goal to support student learning. 

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED 

• Full-time registered nurse assigned to each school building 

• Illness and injury assessment 

• First aid 

• Medication administration during the school day 

• Chronic condition management 

• Annual hearing/vision/postural/Body Mass Index screening and referral 

• Cumulative School Health Record maintenance including immunizations 

• Nursing collaboration for students with IEP/504 

• Health/wellness education 

• Collaboration with local, regional, and state wide health agencies and initiatives 

• Assistance with health insurance for children and families 

• Referral and assistance in accessing health/dental care 

• Crisis team participation 

• Management of communicable diseases

• Student Emergency Data Forms need to be on file at each school with the most current medical and emergency contact information provided.

• Whenever possible, medications should be administered at home. The school nurse should be contacted before medication is brought to school and only adults may deliver medication to the school.

• Students may be excluded from school if required immunizations are incomplete per Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

• State mandated screenings are done at grade levels determined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. You will be notified via phone and/ or letter if your child does not pass their respective screenings once re-screenings are completed.

• Specialized nursing procedures to be performed during the school day require a written order by the licensed prescriber.

• Health resources and referral information is available. 

*Do not send your child to school if he/she has any of the following conditions: fever, persistent cough, wheezing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness-shakiness, untreated conjunctivitis, strep throat, or suspected chicken pox. 

MHS/MIDDLE SCHOOL 

Jennifer Garb-Palumbo, MS, BSN, RN

500 Old Barnstable Rd
Mashpee, MA

508-539-6712
Fax: (508) 539-6721                              Email: Jgpalumbo@mpspk12.org