{"id":2801,"date":"2020-01-23T11:33:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/?page_id=2801"},"modified":"2020-01-23T11:38:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:38:30","slug":"from-the-whs-health-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/back-to-school-packet\/from-the-whs-health-office\/","title":{"rendered":"From the WHS Health Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that you had a restful and relaxing summer.\u00a0 Here are some reminders and helpful information as you prepare for the new school year:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PowerSchool<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very important that you update your Family\/Emergency contact information online with <\/span><b>PowerSchool<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and give permission for emergency medical treatment and transport if needed.\u00a0 It is essential we know how to reach you in case of a medical emergency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many parents give permission for their child to receive acetaminophen or ibuprofen during the school day if needed. Please indicate your permission in<\/span><b> PowerSchool.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Medication at School<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your son\/daughter uses an inhaler, Epipen, or takes a medication at school, please bring the medication along with a completed permission form to the nurse\u2019s office on the first day of school.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any medication to be given at school, including inhalers, Epi-Pens and insulin both parent permission and a written doctor\u2019s order must be on file in the nurse\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parent and doctor permission forms may be downloaded from the High School Website under: Student Services- Nursing Services &#8211; Health Forms.\u00a0 The Medication Administration Policy can also be found in the same location on the website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Additional Information<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The school nurses are available to help students with medical issues transition back to school. Please call the nurse\u2019s office so that plans can be put in place prior to the beginning of school.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral for Treatment) program is a direct response to the opioid crisis and provides motivational interviewing for students in grade 10.\u00a0 This is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to prevent and\/or delay substance use and early identification of the small percentage of students thought to be at risk for substance abuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing the increasing rates of reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the adolescent population, condoms are available to students through the\u00a0 Nurse\u2019s Office <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only after <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the school nurse has met with the student and provided counseling and education.\u00a0 This change in practice comes after a lengthy review of data from the Metrowest Adolescent Health Survey, a thorough analysis of current health issues by the School Wellness Advisory Committee and a presentation before the school committee.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information about WHS nursing services can be found on the district website and also in the WHS student handbook.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please contact us for any questions or concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Shari Johnson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 (781) 446-6305\u00a0 Ext 4503<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMAIL: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">johnsons@wellesleyps.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Pam Sheridan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; (781) 446-6305\u00a0 EXT 4611<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMAIL: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheridanp@wellesleyps.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Office Fax \u2013 (781) 237-6004<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/wellesleyps.org\/nursing\/\">؛£½اض±²¥ &#8211; Nurses Page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/back-to-school-packet\/from-the-whs-health-office\/chinese\/\">\u4e2d\u6587 \u2013 View a Chinese translation of this page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope that you had a restful and relaxing summer.\u00a0 Here are some reminders and helpful information as you prepare for the new school year:\u00a0 PowerSchool It is very important that you update your Family\/Emergency contact information online with PowerSchool&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/back-to-school-packet\/from-the-whs-health-office\/\">Continue reading <span> From the WHS Health Office<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1373,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-24 01:52:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2801"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2806,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801\/revisions\/2806"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}