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School Health Program

The school medical advisor, appointed by the superintendent, and the school nurse supervisor direct the school health program. Each school is provided with the services of a public health nurse specializing in the practice of School Nursing and other members of the health care team on a regular basis.

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement and health of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety, including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self advocacy, and learning (NASN, 2010)

Jessica Wieneke MSN, RN
School Nurse Supervisor
Tel: 203-625 -7494
Fax: 203-344-9052
E-mail: Jessica_Wieneke@Greenwich.k12.ct.us

Links and Resources

Center for Disease Control: Healthy Schools: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/

CDC Healthy Schools: Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC): https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/wscc/index.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics: https://www.aap.org

An Act Concerning Social Equity and the Health, Safety and Education of Childrenhttps://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Act_21-46_Resources_for_Families_and_Students.pdf