This site includes information on services for students to appraise, protect, and promote health. These services are designed to ensure access or referral to primary health care services or both, foster appropriate use of primary health care services, prevent and control communicable disease and other health problems, provide emergency care for illness or injury, promote and provide optimum sanitary conditions for a safe school facility and school environment, and provide educational and counseling opportunities for promoting and maintaining individual, family, and community health. Qualified professionals such as physicians, nurses, dentists, health educators, and other allied health personnel provide these services.

Allergies
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Michigan Inhaler/EPI Pen Law

Asthma
Contact: Kim Kovalchick, (517) 241-4292

Policy on the Management of Asthma in Schools
Michigan Get Asthma Help Website contains asthma information for Michigan residents with a section devoted to school issues.

Michigan Inhaler/EPI Pen Law

School Asthma Education Packet - "Never Judge a Book by Its Cover, and Other Important Lessons about Asthma" were developed to disseminate accurate asthma information to Michigan schools. Contents are tailored to four specific school staff roles - principal, administrative assistant, teacher, and custodian.

Bed Bugs

Child Abuse and Neglect - School Mandated Reporters
Contact: Kim Kovalchick, (517) 241-4292

Mandated Reporters Website
Memo to Schools Regarding Training for Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect, October 2008

School Personnel Guide for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect

Michigan Child Protection Law requires the reporting of child abuse and neglect by certain persons (called mandated reporters) and permits the reporting of child abuse and neglect by all persons.

Child and Adolescent Health Center Program
Contact: Taggert Doll, (517) 335-9720

The Michigan Department of Community Health program administers clinical child and adolescent health centers and non-clinical health delivery sites that are school-based or school-linked.

Diabetes
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Management of Students with Diabetes in the School Setting
The number of children with diabetes is increasing. Careful control and self-management of diabetes by the child/family is an essential component of care to prevent short and long term complications.

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes Public Health Resource

- American Diabetes Association

Head Lice
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Michigan Head Lice Manual
A comprehensive guide to identify, treat, manage, and prevent head lice.

Human Papillomavirus
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Information for Parents: Human Papillomavirus, Meningococcal & Other Vaccines for Pre-Teens and Teens

Lead Poisoning Prevention
Contact: Kim Kovalchick, (517) 241-4292

Michigan Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Website

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Commission

Michigan Law Establishing the Childhood Lead Poisoning and Control Commission

Medications
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Medications in Schools and MDE Model Policy
Under the direction of a school administrator, a school employee may administer medication to a student as long as there is written permission of the parent/guardian and the medication is given in compliance with the instructions of a physician. Except in an emergency, the medication must be given in the presence of another adult. The school employee is held harmless from liability except in the case of gross negligence or misconduct.

Michigan Medications in School Law

Michigan Medications Law Requiring MDE to Update Policy and Make Available to Schools

Meningitis
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Information for Parents: Human Papillomavirus, Meningococcal & Other Vaccines for Pre-Teens and Teens 

School Entry Requirements
Contact: Patty Lawless, (517) 373-1122

Immunizations for New Entering Students

Michigan Immunization and Vision Law