School Health Services

School Health Services assures and promotes the health, safety, and well-being of students enrolled in all Montgomery County Public Schools. Basic services include: first aid/emergency care, medication and treatment administration, hearing and vision screenings, case management of students with chronic health conditions, health promotion/education, and linking students to health care providers and other resources. School Community Health Nurses (RNs) and School Health Room Technicians (Certified Nursing Assistants) provide a public health presence in schools to prevent and contain communicable diseases, assure that students are appropriately immunized, and respond to school and community wide emergencies.

SHS also provides specialized programs including Head Start Health Services, School Based Health/Wellness Centers, Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting Program, and the School Health Services Immunization Center.