The Connection Between Pediatricians and School Health

Children spend the majority of their time either at home or at school. In the state of Colorado, most children spend over 180 days, or 1,080 hours, a year at school. With so much time spent in the school environment, pediatric healthcare workers can collaborate with school health professionals by sharing a child’s medical history, allergies and medications to ensure children are receiving the best care possible. 

Listen to pediatric experts discuss school health

In this episode, Sara Kihn joins us to discuss the care children can receive while at school and how pediatricians can communicate effectively with their patient’s school health professionals. 

Sara is a pediatric nurse and associate clinical manager for the School Nurse Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The role of school nurses within a consultative model
• Delegating nursing tasks to unlicensed school personnel
• Supporting children to independently manage their health needs while at school
• Effective collaboration and communication between parents, providers and schools
• School health forms and privacy agreements, including HIPAA and FERPA
• Guidelines for returning to school from an illness