Role of school public health nurse

Immunization and communicable disease control

• Immunize children against vaccine-preventable diseases at the appropriate age and provide booster doses as needed in the school and the community setting
• Respond to outbreaks of illness or disease in schools and community

Health education/capacity building

• Offer staff training to respond to emergency medical situations for students with life-threatening conditions
• Support school staff to teach health based curriculum on a wide range of topics

General health consultations

• Provide consultation and referral service for individual students and their families with an identified health issue
• Act as a support and resource to help students, families, and school staff access appropriate health services

Health promotion initiatives

• Support schools to address an identified school health issue using a comprehensive school health approach

Youth clinic services

• A team of nurses and physicians deliver free and low cost confidential health services for youth (up to age 19) on a drop-in basis in community youth clinics.