Health & Wellness

Welcome From Your School Nurses

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to Oak Hall School! We are delighted to introduce ourselves as your school nurses. Tanya Sayour oversees the Middle and Upper School Clinic, while Rachel Javiar works in the Lower School Clinic. We look forward to meeting each of you and working together to ensure your children’s health, safety, and well-being throughout their time at Oak Hall.

Our primary goal is to provide excellent care and support to every student. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your child’s health needs. We are here to assist and collaborate with you to create the best possible environment for your child’s wellness.

Below, you will find some important contact information for your reference:

 

Tanya Sayour, RN, BSN School Nurse

tsayour@oakhall.org

1-352-727-7193

 

Rachel Javier, RN, BSN School Nurse

 

Medications

Students must have an up-to-date data verification form on file each year regarding whether they can receive over-the-counter medications. These medications include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, hydrocortisone 1% topical cream, bacitracin, cough drops, tums, fexofenadine (Allegra), loratadine (Claritin), and cetirizine (Zyrtec). These over-the-counter medications will be administered from our stock medications in each clinic, and dosage will be given according to the outside label of said medication.

All other medications

All other medications require a Medication Authorization form which can be found under the Medical Forms Section below. All medications that come into the clinic from home should be in their original packaging or prescription bottle with the student’s name and date of birth on the outside and not expired.

Any student with an EpiPen must fill out the Anaphylaxis Plan of Care found under the Medical Forms section.

If your child has a medical condition such as asthma, a severe allergy or another health-related condition that requires self-administration of medication, or needs to carry an emergency medication (Epipen, Inhaler, Glucagon, etc.), please contact the clinic staff for the appropriate paperwork. For your child’s health and the safety of our students, clinic staff need to be aware of what medications are on a student and where they are located in the case of an emergency situation. No medications of any kind should be carried on a student’s person with the exception of inhalers for asthma and/or emergency medications for allergies and/or diabetes. It is always encouraged for the student to keep an extra dose in the clinic.

Chronic or serious conditions

If your child has any chronic or serious conditions, please alert the clinic staff so that we may work with you and your child’s teacher to keep your child healthy at school.

Important Grade-Appropriate Information

All students in Preschool-5th Grade must have the FL Dept. of Health Form DH 3040 and the immunization certificate DH 680 from their pediatrician’s office on file in the school office. Please note that students from out of state must provide their health and immunization records on the proper Florida forms (DH 3040 and DH 680). Students will not be allowed to attend class without these forms.

If you have a returning student in 1st – 5th Grade, the health records will already be on file in the Lower School Office. You do not need to resubmit these forms.

If you have a returning student entering Jr. Kindergarten or Kindergarten, you must provide an updated FL Dept. of Health Form DH 3040 documenting a physical exam within the last year and a FL Immunization DH 680 Form.

If you have a returning student entering 7th grade, you must submit the immunization certificate DH 680 Form with administration of the Tdap vaccination noted.

If you have a NEW student entering Oak Hall in any grade, you must provide a FL Dept. of Health Form DH 3040 documenting a physical exam within the last year and a FL immunization DH 680 form to Oak Hall by the start of the school year.

All current sixth graders will have a scoliosis exam in the Fall of the school year. If you wish for your child to opt out there will be a form sent out as we approach the date.