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The Mason City Schools Health Services staff is committed to meeting the daily health care needs of students as well as the educational and long term care needs associated with chronic illness in children. It is our goal to be a resource to parents and a partner to health care providers in our community. We function as advocates for students in the educational setting, focusing attention on students’ physical health and wellness, as well as their mental, social and emotional well-being.

The Mason City Schools Health Services staff welcomes you and your family to our district. As health care providers in the school setting, we welcome information regarding your child’s health and/or health needs. Please contact us and let us know how we can help your child transition to the Mason area with as little interruption to their health care as possible. Health-related forms are available on the district website, and we are glad to answer any questions you may have. Each Mason school building houses a Health Services office staffed by nurses employed as School Health Service Coordinators:

HS Coordinator	School Building	Address	Phone	Fax
Patty Gast & Lisa Wickemeier	Mason Early Childhood Center	4631 Hickory Woods Dr.	398-3741	398-2169
Denise Cain	Mason Heights Elementary	200 Northcrest Drive	459-2887	398-9472
Jenni Knight	Western Row Elementary	755 Western Row Road	336-9402	459-1072
Jill Wittekind & Stephani Hutchison	Mason Intermediate Bldg 45	6307 Mason Montgomery Road	459-2850	229-7840
Kathy Heger & Jennifer Logue	Mason Intermediate Bldg 56	6307 Mason Montgomery Road	459-2868	459-2873
Beth Stewart & Stephani Hutchison	Mason Middle School	6370 Mason Montgomery Road	398-9035	459-0904
Kathy McVey & Christa Nichols	Mason High School	6100 Mason Montomery Road	398-3864	336-6823

The Mason City Schools Health Services Coordinator:

	Maintains the health clinic and health records
	Completes vision screenings and referrals for Grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and new students, according to the Ohio Department of Health guidelines
	Completes hearing screenings and referrals for Grades K, 1, 3, 5, 9 and new students according to the Ohio Department of Health guidelines
	Completes scoliosis screenings and referrals for Grade 7 according to district policy
	Monitors immunization compliance and communicates the legal requirements to parents/guardians, referring them to community resources where immunizations can be obtained, if necessary
	Serves as a consultant to building staff on managing individual student health concerns and diagnoses in the school setting
	Develops and monitors emergency plans for critical student health problems
	Administers medications: oral, inhaled, rectal, topical and injectable, as prescribed by a physician and as set forth by district policy
	Performs nursing skills as required by physician orders and district policy
	Assesses students, administers appropriate first aid and makes referrals to appropriate community resources, including physician offices, emergency departments, counseling resources, and health departments
	Contacts parents/guardians of ill or injured students to confirm parents’ arrangements for students to leave school

Electronic folders within the Health Services page on Edline include archived Health and Wellness newsletters, health-related district forms for parent/guardian use (also listed below), and resource links on a variety of topics such as nutrition, physical activity, asthma, diabetes, drug abuse prevention and treatment, and many others.

DOSE 2 H1N1 Consent Form (pdf file - 59 KB)

H1N1 Parent Letter Vaccine (pdf file - 22 KB)

H1N1 Notice of Privacy (pdf file - 57 KB)

H1N1 FAQ (pdf file - 51 KB)

H1N1 FAQ (Spanish) (pdf file - 132 KB)

H1N1 FAQ (Chinese) (pdf file - 176 KB)

Health Services Forms Chart (pdf file - 91 KB)
Interactive chart to determine which Health Services forms are required based on student health concerns.