School Nurse Program

Public Health School Nursing Program  

In order to provide efficient quality service to school-aged children of the City and County of Ashland, the Board of Health provides staff nurses who supervise and conduct screening programs that schools are mandated to complete. For specified grades the nurses screen students for vision, hearing and scoliosis problems. Those students with abnormal findings are referred, by the nurses, to private physicians or a clinic for further treatment. Adolescent developmental education programs are provided for all fifth grade students throughout the county by health department professionals.


County School Nurse Program  

The school public health nurse coordinates and assists in establishing and maintaining an organized program of health and safety services over and above those presently provided to the city and county schools by the Health Department. It is designed to identify student health problems and to coordinate school and community health resources for students. Some programs provided: Pre-school screenings, Sports physical co-ordination, Classroom education, CPR classes and the Fluoride program. The school public health program is a cooperative venture between the Ashland County Health Department and the City and County of Ashland.