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About Health Services
About Health Services
October 1, 1902, the first school nurse Lina Rogers Struthers began working in New York City to help reduce the high absentee rate in school. Since that time, school nursing as evolved to all states.
Today, the Office of Early Childhood has a team of School Nurses specialized in providing school health services to both Community Based Providers and Newark Board of Education's Early Childhood Centers. Our Nurses are committed to creating and sustaining a high quality preschool program which supports the development of the whole student and meets the individual health needs of each student.
Our goal is to encourage appropriate health care and offer preventative health services by conducting preventative care health screenings. The Office of Early Childhood is committed to creating and sustaining a high quality preschool program which supports the development of the whole student and meets the individual health needs of each student.
We encourage and support positive interactions between family, school, and the community, and respect the role of the family as the primary teachers of students. Through these commitments and partnerships, preschool students will have increased opportunities to become productive citizens and eager, life long learners of education and health practices.
Services Provided
Services Provided
The Office of Early Childhood provides the following services:
The Office of Early Childhood provides the following services:
Conduct screenings for Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Dental, Vision and Hearing.
Review screenings with parents and provide referrals for abnormal screenings.
Maintain school records pertaining to Immunizations, Physicals, (picture of Immunizations (A 45 and physicals) and any record necessary for transition to kindergarten.
Conduct and provide family education and communication that is designed to meet the health and social service needs of children enrolled in the program.
Provide health workshops for the schools.
Provide medication administration trainings for private providers working with NBE
Teach families, and staff how to work together to prevent the exacerbation of a medical condition so the student could attend school.
Develop Individual Care Plan and Action Plan are developed based on the condition that the student is diagnosis with by their physician.
Participate in the National School Breakfast program and National School Lunch Program
Conduct a health and safety assessment for the private providers.
Follow-up with students' doctor.
Registration
Registration
Office of Early Childhood support in the registration of children at Community Based Providers and Newark Board of Education's Early Childhood Centers.
To register your child for Pre-K, please bring your child's immunization records and updated health physical.
For more information about registration, please click here.
Resources
Resources
OEC Medication Workshops for Collaborative Sites: November 14, 2019, December 12, 2019, January 16, 2020 and March 26, 2020. Registration link will be sent out three weeks before workshop.
OEC Night of Museum includes Health Fair June 12, 2020
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