School-based Health Clinics - Tattnall County Schools

As early as elementary school, students who miss just two school days each month are more likely to fall behind in reading, writing and math, even if the absences are excused. While some challenges to a child’s attendance are unavoidable, it’s important to understand the impact of each absence. A student is chronically absent if he or she misses only two days of school per month (18 days per year). Even one year of chronic absence can cause a child to fall behind academically and decrease a child’s chances of graduating from high school, which can have long-term consequences on their financial independence, physical well-being and mental health. Parents can prepare their children for a lifetime of success by making regular school attendance a priority and understanding the reasons for their child’s absences. Learn more and find help at http://www.AbsencesAddUp.org.

Meningococcal Booster Dose Requirement Update April 2021

Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday. If your teen has not been vaccinated against meningococcal disease, we strongly recommend getting your 11th grader, aged 16 years or older, vaccinated before starting the 2021-2022 school year. Getting MCV4 (meningococcal conjugate vaccine) now will not only help protect your child against the ongoing threat of meningitis, it will also meet the new school entry requirement.

Meningitis Vaccine Parent Letter 04012021-English.pdf

Meningitis Vaccine Parent Letter 04012021-Spanish.pdf

Meningitis Vaccine

Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday. Click here for the official letter.

As a reminder, meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness that affects the brain and the spinal cord in the form of meningitis, and the bloodstream in the form of septicemia. It can cause shock, coma, and death within hours of the first symptoms.

If students have not been vaccinated against meningococcal disease, we strongly recommend they visit their doctor or health care provider to get their MCV4 booster shot. Receiving the MCV4 booster now will not only help protect students against the ongoing threat of meningitis, but will also meet the new school entry requirement.

Parents of students without health insurance or those whose health plan does not cover these vaccines, may call their local health department and ask about getting no or low cost vaccines. For more information, visit http://dph.georgia.gov/vaccines-children or call (800)-848-3868.

Scoliosis Screening for Students in Grade 6 & 8

Scoliosis screening is required for all students in the 6th and 8th grades who attend public school in Georgia. Scoliosis is a sideways curve of the spine. About 3% of children are affected by scoliosis. It can occur at any age but is often noticeable between the ages of 9 and 16, when growth occurs rapidly. Early detection is important to avoid potentially serious problems later in life if a spinal curve is not recognized, treated, and it continues to progress. The screening test is an observation of the child’s back when standing and bending forward.

There are options for how the screening can be completed:
• Submit a completed Form #4400, Certificate of Scoliosis screening. Form #4400 can be completed by a physician with an active GA license or person working under the supervision of a physician with an active GA license, the local health department, or licensed school nurse. A completed Form #4400 should be provided to the school within the first 90 days of 6th and 8th grade. Form #4400 can be found at www.dph.georgia.gov.
OR
• Children can participate in a school scoliosis screening event. Students without a completed Form #4400 on file more than 90 days after the start of school will be asked to participate in scoliosis screening during a school screening event

Parents or guardians can choose to not have their student screened for scoliosis by selecting the opt-out option on Form #4400 or opt-out of the school scoliosis screening event later in the
school year.

Telehealth Program

New School-Based Telehealth Program
For all students and school staff members

As parents of school-aged children, it is inevitable to receive a call from the school announcing you have a sick child to pick up. Thus, the chaos for many ensues: Taking time off work, transportation issues, finding back-up care for sibling(s) while you wait for hours at a Drs. Office or ER (exposing you and your child to other illnesses) – the list goes on and on.
Utilizing ESE Telehealth, you can eliminate many of these days by having your child accessed and treated for acute illnesses within minutes, in the school nurse’s station. You will have full access to your child’s medical records and any prescriptions will be waiting for you at the pharmacy of your choosing.

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How do I sign up for telehealth?

Patient Portal Registration Steps

Visit esetelehealth.com and Click Sign Up
Select Location and fill in Personal Details
Click Next and Enter your Address
Click Next and Enter your Other Information – Enter Captcha, check Agree box and click Sign up
Once Patient Portal Home Page is opened, click on “Signature Required” to sign 4 required Legal Documents. Make sure to hit Submit
Click Patient Forms – Click ESE New Patient Intake Form. Fill out and hit Save
You also have the option to upload insurance and your medical history. Can add as attachment or upload to medical history section or insurance under Basic Details located at the top right corner of the page.

What is available with Telehealth?

Direct access to qualified medical professionals. (ESE Telehealth has hired the Providers to be available for the students and staff. No more waiting around to find an available physician.)
Provider works directly with school nurse to provide high quality care. (7 different peripherals on site; FLU and Strep test provided – Swab test.)
ADHD services, medication management available and TeleTherapy or Mental Health available.

Easy to register. Visit https://esetelehealth.com/ Click Get Started. Once submitted, a HIPAA certified ESE tech support specialist will reach out to you to confirm they received your registration form and to confirm your appointment request, if requested.

How it works

Student goes to school nurse with symptom, for example, rash on arm.
School Nurse contacts parent/guardian, explains symptoms and ask if they want to connect with a Provider.
Once parent approves, the nurse can then schedule the appointment via ESE’s secure electronic health record database.
ESE will assign a provider within 5-10 minutes and then the nurse can connect.
Once connected, the nurse is now the hands of the Provider. They will direct them to use the stethoscope to check the lungs and heart. She will then have the nurse switch the camera over to the dermoscope to check the rash in High resolution.
The provider can then prescribe a topical ointment to treat the specific rash. The ESE Provider will send it to the pharmacy of the parent/guardians choice.
ESE is very similar to any other doctor’s office. They accept all major Insurance companies, as well as self pay. For example, if you have a $35.00 Copay at the doctor, you will most likely have a similar Co-Pay for ESE. All insurance companies/policies differ.