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Health Services
Melissa LeBlanc- Wylie Elementary
Jessica Bridges- High School
Kay Creer- Middle School
Stephanie Miley- Wylie Primary
Joy Pipes- Northside and Administration
The Health Services staff provides an integrated set of planned, school-affiliated strategies, activities and services designed to promote the optimal physical health of students and employees.
The program involves and is supportive of families and is determined by the local community based on community needs. Programs administered include:
HISD Health and Wellness Policy
Health and Wellness Plan
HISD Healthy Handbook
English
Spanish
Immunization Requirements
Required immunizations for school-age children are listed on the website below. Please contact the H.I.S.D. Nurses' Office at (903) 655-5043 for additional information.
Health Clinic Information
The following health clinics are located within Henderson ISD. They offer immunizations, including influenza vaccines. Please contact them directly for information on dates and times immunizations are available.
Texas Department of Health-700 Zeid Blvd.- 903-657-7578
ETMC Hospital Family Health Clinic-300 Wilson St.- 903-655-6536
Rusk County Community Health Center- 1115 Hwy. 259 South-903-392-8206
Check with your local physician and/or pharmacy for additional opportunities to get an influenza vaccine.
Las siguientes clínicas de salud se localizan dentro de Henderson ISD. Ellos ofrecen inmunizaciones, incluso las vacunas de la influenza. Por favor avíseles directamente para la información sobre las fechas y tiempo que las inmunizaciones están disponibles.
Texas Department of Health-700 Zeid Blvd.- 903-657-7578
ETMC Hospital Family Health Clinic-300 Wilson St.- 903-655-6536
Rusk County Community Health Center- 1115 Hwy. 259 South-903-392-8206
Exemptions to Immunization Requirements:
Chapter §97.62 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) describes the conditions under which individuals can seek exemptions from Texas immunization requirements. Exclusions from compliance are allowable on an individual basis for medical contraindications, reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, and active duty with the armed forces of the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Conscientious Exemption
Sample letter for requesting an exemption form:
Guidelines for Requesting an Exemption for Reasons of Conscience
Written requests must be submitted through the U.S. Postal Service, commercial carrier, fax, or by hand-delivery.
Mailing Address:
Immunization Branch
Department of State Health Services
Immunization Branch (MC 1946)
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Hand Delivery:
Department of State Health Services
Immunization Branch (MC 1946)
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Fax:
512.458.7544
- Hand-delivered requests may be submitted to the DSHS, Immunization Branch, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. ALL affidavit forms will be mailed to you via U.S. Postal Service. No requests will be filled at the time of hand-delivery.
- Affidavit form requests will be processed and mailed within one week from the receipt of the request. If additional information is needed in order to process the affidavit, you will be notified.
- The letter must include the following information:
- Full name of each child for whom a form is requested (first, middle, and last);
- Date of birth of each child for whom a form is requested;
- Parent or legal guardian's signature and complete return mailing address, including zip code; and
- Number of forms needed for each child (not to exceed five forms per child)
- Electronic mail or telephone requests cannot be processed.
- The official Texas Department of State Health Services affidavit form must be notarized and submitted to school officials. The form must be submitted within 90 days from the date it is notarized.
- The school will accept only official affidavit forms developed and issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Immunization Branch. No other forms or reproductions will be allowed.
School Health Advisory Committee
In 2005, the 79th legislature passed SB42. This comprehensive school health education package focused on a number of
significant issues; one of which was the establishment of a state-level School Health Advisory Committee at the Department o
f State Health Services (DSHS). The text of the statute, now codified in the Health and Safety Code, can be found at
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/hs.toc.htm ,
Title 12 of Chapter 1001, Subchapter D, Section 1001.0711: SCHOOL HEALTH
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
TSHAC Guiding Principles
- Assuring a healthy future for all
Texans will guide the work of this committee.
- To that end, we will work to
Support a healthy and safe school
environment that fosters learning.
- We will dedicate our efforts to goals that will produce
Healthier minds and bodies through effective school
health education and services.
- Achieving
Academic success by providing leadership to those
who teach and empower our students will be our
sustaining and overarching charge.
- We will champion the practice of
Coordinated School Health to effectively reach our
goals and objectives through the eight components
of coordinated school health programming.
The last meeting of the HISD School Health Advisory Committee was held on Thursday, May 6, 2010, in the HISD Board Room.
The next meeting of the HISD SHAC will be in September 2010 in the HISD Board Room. Please check back for an update on the date. The public is welcome to attend.
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