1. Comprehensive Health Services
Immunization Updates and Compliance
Hearing and Vision, Scoliosis Screenings
Chronic Disease Management
Communicable Disease
Full Service Schools Heiken Children’s Vision Program
Health Connect in Our Schools
Health Resource Procurement
School Health Medical Advisory Committee
Medication Administration Trainings & Compliance
Miami-Dade County Health Department Annual and 2 year report

2. Immunization Compliance issues 2017-2018   
MMR ( 2 doses) : K through 12th
Hepatitis B ( 3 doses) : Pre-K through 12th
Tdap Booster ( 1 dose) : 7th though 12th
Varicella (2 Doses): Kindergarten and 1st 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 6th 7th, 8th and 9th
Varicella (1 Dose): Pre-K, 8th through 12th
(Includes all retained students in appropriate grades
5 doses of DTP and
4 Or 5 doses of Polio
HIB: from 2-59 months : doses vary depending on age
Pneumococcal Conjugate – required for ages 0 –59 months

3. Immunization Portal REAL TIME UPDATES
Essential to check individual school immunization compliance weekly
Briefing: 19582

7. Tdap requirement for entry into 7th grade.
6th GRADERS !
There is a
Tdap requirement for entry into 7th grade.
Encourage parents/guardians not to wait until summer !

8. Immunization Exemptions
TME: Temporary Medical Exemptions are for students who are in the process of completing their age appropriate immunizations. Remember there is a two year lock of TME’s! That means that the time given to update a student’s immunization status may not exceed 2 years.
Permanent Medical Exemption: Part C of the 680 Florida Immunization certificate. The medical provider must fill out and sign this section
Religious Exemption: Form 681, provided only the Health Dept. Call for an appointment at

9. Follow UPS / Through ASPEN
Comprehensive Health Services Conducts
Grade Appropriate Health Screenings Hearing & Vision
Vision: K, 1, 3, 6
Hearing: K, 1, 6
Follow UPS / Through ASPEN

10. On line Documentation for vision and hearing screening and follow up in ASPEN
ASPEN : Found in the employee portal
Click on Health resources link
Click on Globe icon title health training resources
Look for top tab titled Aspen Hearing/Vision Screening and click on it
Select tutorial that pertains to your role in ASPEN
( Who uses Aspen ? District vision and hearing screeners, speech and language pathologists, school site follow up staff such as counselors)

11. Communicable Disease Surveillance and Reporting Procedures
Common Childhood Diseases found in the M-DCPS Facilitator Manual
Must Report Vaccine related illness outbreak such as mumps, measles, and pertusis ( need medical provider documentation )
Must Report illnesses such as Tuberculosis, and Bacterial Meningitis
Outbreak / Contact Investigation for 2 or more of the same illness at the same school site.
Integration with office of Disease Control at the Dept. of Health
Briefing # gives exact instructions and the template for reporting disease outbreaks.

12. Measles
Molluscum

13. When a parent/guardian reports an illness it is important to get supporting medical provider documentation to confirm the illness.
If the parent / guardian reports that the student is ill in the hospital please get the hospital name, day of admission and last day of school attendance.
This information must be placed on a communicable disease template scanned and ed to and along with the medical provider document if there is one.
For more information please refer to briefing 19571

15. Chronic Disease Management
Includes parents/guardians filling out specific action plans and medication authorizations for metabolic conditions including:
When the documentation has been returned to the your school site please your request for a school site training to on the specific condition, (Do not send the documentation). Please include a contact person and contact number so that the school nurse from the health dept. can follow up. If you are at a Health Connect in Our Schools site, the nurse at your school will follow up.
Asthma
Diabetes
Seizure Disorders
Severe Allergies
Cystic Fibrosis

16. Health Suite / Clinic Log
The Miami-Dade County Health Dept. has requested that a record be kept of all students who visit the school clinic. The clinic log should be shared with the Miami-Dade County Health Department’s school nurse when she visits the school.

17. Partnership between The Children’s Trust, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Miami-Dade County Health Department
Community Providers Include the following: CHI, UM, Jessie Trice,
Borinquen, and Miami Children’s
Hospital

18. Medication Administration
Medications must be counted and the count must be documented when brought in !
2 staff members must be trained in medication at each school site !
Medication Administration
2 times per year

19. Immunization portal compliance: 19582
Helpful Briefings:
Immunization portal compliance:
Guidelines for managing students with Asthma:
The Children’s Trust Hotline:
Children’s Vision / Heiken parent letter and consent:
Diabetic Action plan:
Guidelines for communicable disease reporting:
Severe Allergy / Epi Pen administration: 19576
For additional questions please call Wilma Steiner or Brenda Wilder at

20. For Questions call Comprehensive Health Services
Mirtza Galvez: Office Manager
Brenda Wilder: Director of Comprehensive Health Services