NV DPBH 

According to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 432A.230, 432A.235, and Nevada Administrative Codes (NAC) 432A.500-.505, children must prove immunity to Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis, Rubella, Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Streptococcus Pneumoniae, and Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) prior to admission to a child care or accommodation facility in Nevada, unless excused because of a religious belief or medical condition. - dpbh.nv.gov

What is Nevada WebIZ?

Nevada WebIZ (pronounced “web-eye-zee”) has been in use since 2003, and reporting became mandatory in 2007 (for children) and 2009 (for adults).  As of January 2020, the system contained over 4.1 million patient records, which include over 44 million vaccinations.  Over 1,600 public and private authorized organizations in over 3,300 locations, including medical practices, hospitals, local health authorities, school districts, and child care facilities, have access to view, add, and/or update immunization information for Nevada’s communities.  The Nevada State Immunization Program continuously works to advance and improve the quality of Nevada WebIZ’s data and functionality.

Public Access PortalNevada WebIZ has a new tool for getting Official Immunization Records: the Public Access Portal!

The Public Access Portal allows parents and legal guardians to print official immunization records for their child(ren) (aged 0 through 17 years). It also allows adult individuals (aged 18 years and over) to print official immunization records for themselves. This is an official record and can be used as proof of immunization for school entry, summer camp, employment, etc.

WebIZ Portal

In the event your child should need medication at school, a qualified staff member will dispense the medication to your child.  Lander County School District’s medication policy states the following:

1. School personnel will dispense no prescription medication unless it is in the original prescriptive container or bottle, which must include directions from the doctor.
2. Over the counter medication can only be dispensed from the original containers.  School personnel will dispense according to the directions as per age of student. 
3. Long-term medication must be accompanied by instructions from the doctor.  The doctor must prescribe any changes in dosage or routine in writing. 
4. Each time your child is to receive medication during school hours; a medication release form must be filled out by the parent or guardian.  You may get this form at any office or at the nurse’s office in the Eliza Pierce Elementary. 
5.  Every school year we will need new forms filled out by the parent and/or doctor.
6. If your child needs to self-medicate with a medication, the school must be notified and a medication form filled out for self-administration.

You may call the school nurse’s office (635-2415) if you have any questions or concerns.  

Asthma is a chronic, or life long, disease that can be serious—even life threatening. There is no cure for asthma. The good news is that it can be managed so you can live a normal, healthy life. The more you can learn about asthma, the better you and your loved ones can manage living with this disease, making the most of every day, and maintaining the quality of life that is important to you.

Asthma is a lung disease that makes it harder to move air in and out of your lungs. There are three things that you should know about asthma:

1. Asthma is chronic. In other words, you live with it every day.
2. It can be serious – even life threatening.
3. There is no cure for asthma, but it can be managed so you live a normal, healthy life.

Schools are responsible for providing a healthy learning environment that supports the academic success of all students. In the United States, over 7 million children have asthma. Of the absences caused by chronic conditions, asthma is one of the biggest contributors, causing over 10 million missed school days annually. In a classroom of thirty, an average of three students will have asthma. When a child’s asthma is well controlled, he or she stays in class, performs better academically, parents can remain at work and the community can benefit as a whole.
 

A seizure is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

The term "seizure" is often used interchangeably with "convulsion." Convulsions are when a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably. During convulsions, the person's muscles contract and relax repeatedly. There are many different types of seizures. Some have mild symptoms and no body shaking.

It may be hard to tell if someone is having a seizure. Some seizures only cause a person to have staring spells. These may go unnoticed.

Specific symptoms depend on what part of the brain is involved. They occur suddenly and may include:
 

• Brief blackout followed by period of confusion (the person cannot remember a period of time)
• Changes in behavior such as picking at one's clothing
• Drooling or frothing at the mouth
• Eye movements
• Grunting and snorting
• Loss of bladder or bowel control
• Mood changes such as sudden anger, unexplainable fear, panic, joy, or laughter
• Shaking of the entire body
• Sudden falling
• Tasting a bitter or metallic flavor
• Teeth clenching
• Temporary halt in breathing
• Uncontrollable muscle spasms with twitching and jerking limbs

Symptoms may stop after a few seconds minutes, or continue for 15 minutes. They rarely continue longer.

For children and youth younger than 20 years, diabetes is on the rise with an estimated 215,000 children and adolescents with type 1 or type 2, or approximately 0.26% of this age group. Annually, from 2002 to 2005 ‐‐ 15,600 youth were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and 3,600 youth were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011).

Advancing diabetes technology and management have changed the way students manage their diabetes at school. Children are monitoring their blood glucose levels several times a day, calculating carbohydrate content of meals, and dosing insulin via syringe, pen and pump to achieve a blood glucose within a target range (Bobo, Kaup, McCarty & Carlson, 2011). 

Each student with diabetes is unique in his or her disease process, developmental and intellectual abilities and levels of assistance required for disease management. The goals of the Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP) and Individual Health Plan (IHP) are to promote normal or near normal blood glucose with minimal episodes of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, normal growth and development, positive mental health, and academic success (Kaufman, 2009).

The school nurse develops the IHP from the DMMP (medical orders) by collaborating with the child’s family, obtaining additional assessment findings, and outlining the diabetes management strategies and personnel needed to meet the student’s health goals in school (NDEP, 2010). The IHP identifies the student’s daily needs and management strategies for that student while in the school setting. The school nurse also coordinates the development and staff education of the Emergency Care Plan (ECP) which directs the actions to be taken by school personnel for symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

AAP Updates Treatments for Head Lice
9/26/2022 Article  ​

Education is key to helping reduce stigma and help manage lice infestations within communitiesThe American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidance on diagnosing and treating head lice for the first time since 2015, noting that infestations are neither a health hazard nor sign of poor hygiene but can result in significant stigma and psychological stress.
The clinical report, “Head Lice,” published in the October 2022 Pediatrics (published online Sept. 26), describes new medications for treatment and provides an algorithm for management of affected patients and clarification on diagnosis and treatment.
“Head lice are an unpleasant part of the human experience, but they can be successfully managed and are no reason for a child to miss school,” said Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP, lead author of the report, written by the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, and Section on Dermatology.
“The AAP encourages pediatricians to serve as an educational resource for families, school districts and communities so that head lice may be treated and managed without stigma.”
Topical agents, such as shampoos, lotions and other Food and Drug Administration-approved products containing pyrethroids are typically the first-line treatment for head lice, tiny insects whose formal name is Pediculus humanus capitis. AAP details alternative treatments if a child or teen has developed resistance to these products.
The AAP states that head lice screening programs in schools have not been proven to have a significant effect over time on the incidence of head lice in the school setting, are not cost-effective, and may stigmatize children suspected of having head lice. Instead, the AAP suggests that schools offer educational programs for families to help increase understanding and management of head lice in the community.
AAP recommends treatments that are safe and age-appropriate, should rapidly rid the individual of live lice and nits, and should be easy to use and affordable. Parents are encouraged to call their pediatrician to ensure proper diagnosis and use of products.
For parents, more information is available on HealthyChildren.org here.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.