School Health Office

Provide basic quality health care to all students of Pine Hill Schools K-12 grades. Student safety is the number one priority in our school, due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to impact our way of living emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. The school nurse or health assistant will assist school students during times of illness, injury, health screenings, encouraging required vaccinations, medication administration (if needed), and with mental health guidance to help students become healthy while attending school, improving overall student well-being.

Parent/Guardian & Student Message Grades K-12:

Keep all students safe, prevent debilitating illnesses, seek a well-balanced life-style, and incorporate a healthy way of living. Each student will come to school healthy, will learn to be productive, grow with confidence, and become mentally prepared to live in balance and harmony.

Student Health Office Requirements:

Updated Immunization Record
COVID-19 Vaccination for 5 years and older is preferred
Stay home if sick or feeling ill- test for COVID-19
Stay vaccinated with COVID-19, Flu & RSV vaccine
Yearly FLU shot during the fall season
Participation in health screenings

FLU Shot Clinic Info:

Flu Vaccines are recommended for all individuals. The following people are at high risk of getting the flu and should definitely be vaccinated to reduce the risk of serious health complications:

Adults 65+ years old
Children younger than 2 years old
Anyone with chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, blood disorders, or rheumatoid arthritis
Patients who regularly take an immunosuppressant drug such as prednisone or methotrexate
People who live in nursing homes or long-term care facilities
Pregnant women
Healthcare workers

You should not get the flu vaccine if you have:

Severe reactions to a flu vaccine in the past
Developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome from a previous flu vaccination

Questions? Call: 505-775-3271

Student Wellness Policy

Refer to Pages 18-24 in Pine HIll Schools Student/Parent Handbook

Enhance Nutrition Promotion: The school will improve and maintain the nutritional quality of foods and beverage provided by food services in the following manner:

School Meals: meals served a the school through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs adhere to strict national and state nutrition guidelines. (Ref.pg.22)

No Caffeine Consumption allowed by students during school hours

Enhance Non-Food Service Nutrition Promotion

Community Eligibility Program (CEP), Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010

Summer Food Service Program

Mealtimes and Scheduling

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Plan

Compliance with Child Nutrition Act 2004

Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistant Act {42 USC$ 11432(g) (3) (C)}

Core Messages:

-All students deserve an opportunity to be healthy and successful

-Students play a crucial role in what they eat and how active they are

-Providing students with healthy food options and opportunities to be physically active throughout the school day to help them to be healthier and become better learners

-Students who are physically active and eat healthy foods are more likely to be focused in the classroom, earn better grades and test scores and attend and complete school

-Healthy and successful students are a part of the foundation of a strong community

-Students will create lifelong healthy habits and become better prepared to learn and grow