Health Services
Summary of Services
The Health Services department’s mission is to serve the diverse needs of a multicultural community by empowering children and parents with the knowledge necessary to promote wellness and maintain healthy lifestyles; therefore preparing students for a successful academic and life experience.
The Garland ISD Health Services staff is compromised of professional registered nurses (RNs). Every campus in the district has a nurse working on-site a minimum of three or more days of the week. Many of the larger schools have a full-time nurse.
School Nurses provide the following services:
Health Maintenance and Monitoring
- Basic First Aid - The school clinic is equipped to provide only basic first aid. Certain over-the -counter products are stocked in the clinic for treatment. These products include calamine lotion, Camphophenique, oil of cloves, petroleum jelly, Mentholatum, and saline eye wash. If you do not wish your child to be treated with these products, please inform the school nurse at your child's school.
- Chronic disease management
- Communicable Disease guidelines
- Medication administration
- Physical Assessment
- Skilled nursing care and procedures
- State Immunization compliance
Health Promotion and Education
- Dental Health
- Disease Prevention
- Growth & Development
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Hygiene
- Safety Awareness
Emergency Preparedness Training
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Bioterrorism
- Crisis Intervention
Health Screenings
- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Growth
- Hearing
- Vision
- Spinal
Community Outreach
- Blood Drives
- Health Fairs
- Health Seminars & Workshops
- Home visits
- Immunization clinics
- Medical & Dental referrals
- Preceptor & Mentor Programs
Note: The Garland Independent School District Health Services department does share personal identifiable student health information with state and local public health entities on a need to know basis for the purposes of immunization compliance and communicable disease control as required by state law.