Clinic

  • Student Health Services and Academic Success

    Our School Clinic plays a pivotal role in promoting academic success by:

    • Developing individualized health management plans for students with healthcare conditions.
    • Providing health-related support tailored to each student's unique needs.

    Research studies have shown that Comprehensive School Health Services positively impact academic success by:

    • Addressing medical needs within the school setting.
    • Enhancing academic achievement by managing health conditions.
    • Reducing absences through effective health condition management.
    • Identifying and addressing health-related barriers to learning.
    • Implementing guidelines for school health and nursing services.

    For any questions related to your child's health and well-being, please contact our school nurse, Nurse Patterson. 

    Our Services for Students, Parents, and Schools

    At VHE we strive to:

    • Provide and coordinate essential screenings, including vision, hearing, dental, and scoliosis, with necessary referrals.
    • Ensure students' immunizations are up-to-date for school attendance by creating vaccination opportunities. 
    • Deliver first-aid, emergency care, and prescribed medical interventions per physician orders during school hours.
    • Promote awareness through education and targeted health initiatives.

    Parents/Guardians and Community

    At VHE we aim to:

    • Share information on preventing common illnesses through health education and guidance to parents.
    • Serve as a resource and advocate for parents, identifying and addressing health/safety hazards within the school.
    • Assist parents in administering prescribed medical treatment based on medical needs with current physician orders (allergies, etc.)

    For any questions related to your child's health and well-being, please contact our school nurse, Nurse Patterson. 

Guidelines for Keeping Children Home from School Due to Illness

  • When a child is unwell, their academic performance may be affected, and there is a potential risk of spreading the illness to other children and staff within the school environment. Using guidance from the Georgia Department of Public Health and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, we have established comprehensive guidelines to help determine when children should stay home from school due to illness. Please review the information and documents below. 

    Please note: if your child becomes ill at school or the school nurse feels the child is too sick to benefit from school or is contagious to other children, you will be called to pick them up from school. You may be recommended to take the student to the doctor for further medical assessment or intervention before they return to school.

    Look below at the specific guidelines for keeping sick children at home. 

    For any questions related to your child's health and well-being, please contact our school nurse, Nurse Patterson.
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Our School Nurse

Phone: 4048027213

Email:

Degrees and Certifications:

Mrs. Shirlrettha Patterson