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School Community Wellness
The City School District of Albany
is committed to providing school environments that
promote and protect children’s health, well-being
and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating
and physical activity.
The district formed a Wellness Committee represented
by administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents
and community members. That committee reviewed
existing programs and practices, identified needs
and established goals that would promote a healthy
school community. Those goals are reflected in the
district's Wellness Policy.
School Health Services
School Health Services
personnel care for the emotional as well as the physical needs of all
children in the City School District of Albany. Parents and guardians
should contact the nurse in their child's school if they have concerns
or to report any changes in the health status of their child.
Important
health-related links and information for parents are listed below.
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Health Registration form. All students are required to have on
file a Health History Registration form, which is typically
completed during student registration.
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Immunization requirements
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Requirement for physicals
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Dental certificates. Poor dental health can
cause pain, lead to significant life-long health problems and be a
barrier to academic achievement.
New York State
law requires school districts to request dental certificates for
students when they enter school and in grades K, 2, 4, 7 and 10. Please
follow this link to
download a form that you can bring to your child’s dental care
provider to be completed. The dental assessment may be completed
during or 12 months prior to the school year in which it is
required. Please return the completed form to your school
nurse/teacher. If you have questions or do not have a dental care
provider for your child, please contact the school nurse/teacher for
assistance.
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Medications in school
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Medical excuses from physical education
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Screenings.
Vision
screening is provided for new entrants and students in grades K-3,
5, 7 and 10. A hearing screening is provided for new entrants and
students in grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10. Parents and guardians will
be notified only if a problem is identified.
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Height, weight and
body mass index screening.
New York state law requires school districts to measure the height,
weight, body mass index (BMI), and determine weight status
categories for students when they enter school and in grades K, 2,
4, 7 and 10. The purpose of this screening is to detect previously
undiagnosed health problems related to growth and development that
may, by early intervention, be more readily corrected. School
districts also are required to take part in a survey by the New York
State Department of Health. Districts will report information about
weight status categories gathered from private physicals or school
screenings. Only summary information is included in the
survey. No names or identifying information about individual
students is shared. Information on any child whose
parent/guardian has objected to the survey will be excluded from the
reported survey data.
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Lead poisoning
information.
Public health
law requires that public schools, day care providers and nursery
schools "obtain evidence" of lead screening for all children under
6. Please follow
this link for information on lead exposure and poisoning. If you
have any questions, contact your child’s school nurse/teacher.
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Emergency contact information
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Health concerns.
It is
the responsibility of the parent or guardian to inform the school of
any contagious diseases, changes in health status or unusual health
concerns that a child may have. With this information, we are better
able to meet the health and safety needs of your child.
District Partnerships
Health Information and Alerts
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