Health Services

Mrs. Lauren Medina
WAHS School Nurse
medinala@wallenpaupack.org

Health Services

The Wallenpaupack Area School District Health and Wellness Program facilitates the healthy growth and development of our district children of school age. At Wallenpaupack, we address our children's health and wellness needs with a comprehensive approach that includes health screening, physical activity programs, nutrition and education.

Mandated Health Screening Services

Growth Screening Program

Vision Screening

Hearing Screening

Health Care Policies

Medication Policy
Health Care and Confidentiality of Student Health Information

Medication Policy

Health Care and Confidentiality of Student Health Information

Immunization Requirements

On the First Day of School, unless the child has a medical or religious/philosophical exemption, a child must have had the vaccinations as described in this pamphlet, or risk exclusion from school.

Students at any grade, Kindergarten through 12th, including all public, private, parochial, or nonpublic school in this Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must show proof of immunization before they can attend school. This pertains to vocational schools, alternative education programs, intermediate units, special education, home education programs, charter, and cyber charter schools. For more information, please go to the Department of Health website.

PA Dept of Health Immunization Programs

School Vaccination Requirements for Attendance in pennsylvania schools

Health Care Forms

Resources

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the Department of Health and Human Services (CDC) is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health. CDC puts science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn.

Growth Charts:
Use to plot your child's BMI for age on the appropriate CDC growth chart for boys and girls.

Growth Chart for Boys

Growth Chart for Girls

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has a mission to promote healthy behaviors, prevent injury and disease, and to assure the safe delivery of quality health care for all people in Pennsylvania.

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Health Services

Health Services

Mandated Health Screening Services

Growth Screening Program

Vision Screening

Hearing Screening

Health Care Policies

Medication Policy

Health Care and Confidentiality of Student Health Information

Immunization Requirements

Health Care Forms

Resources

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