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Newsletters

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Publications

Virginia School Health Guidelines (2nd Edition):

• Forward (PDF)
• School Health Programs
  • The Components of a School Health Program (PDF)
  • Developing a Program: Infrastructure and the Planning Process (PDF)
  • Parent and Community Involvement (PDF)
• School Health Services
  • Overview (PDF)
  • Conducting Health Assessments (PDF)
  • Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) and Medicaid/CMSIP (PDF)
  • Implementing Special Education: Students With Special Needs (PDF)
  • General Guidelines for Administering Medication in School (PDF)
  • Infectious Disease Control (PDF)
  • Other School Health Services (PDF)
  • Health Education (PDF)
  • Healthful Environment (PDF)
• Appendix A: Authorizations and Miscellaneous
• Code of Virginia (PDF)
• Superintendent’s Memos and etc. (PDF)
• Appendix B: First Aid Guide for School Emergencies (PDF)
• Appendix C: Universal Precautions and Infectious Diseases (PDF)
• Appendix D: Required Forms (PDF)
• Appendix E: Sample Forms (PDF)

Specialized Health Care Procedures:

• Introduction (PDF)
• Circulatory System (PDF)
• Endocrinology (Diabetes) (PDF)
• Gastrointestinal System (PDF)
• Musculoskeletal System and Mobility Care (PDF)
• Neurological System (PDF)
• Respiratory System (PDF)
• Special Care Issues (PDF)
• Urinary System (PDF)
• Appendix A (PDF)
• Appendix B (PDF)

First Aid Guide for School Emergencies

Virginia Department of Health, 2003

• Summary
• This flipbook is designed for use as a quick reference guide administering immediate and temporary care to an ill or injured individual.
• It contains practical, step-by-step instructions that describe what to do when caring for an injured or ill person.
• The flipbook contains guidance for the provision of first aid for health-related conditions, which are organized alphabetically into a spiral bound flipbook that can be hung on a wall.

Download and print First Aid Guide as needed, or to order:

Contact Kim Jefferson at 804-864-7685 or email Kim.Jefferson@vdh.virginia.gov
Please include a contact name and phone number, the # of Guides you are requesting, and the correct mailing address. Please access the American Heart Association website: www.americanheart.org to download changes to the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and attach to the First Aid Guide.

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Materials

Manual for the Training of Public School Employees in the Administration of Medication (PDF)

Manual for Training of Public School Employees in the Administration of Insulin and Glucagon (PDF)

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