Mission Statement:
"The mission of the Boise School District Health Services is to promote optimal health, to prevent disease and to support comprehensive health education of students, staff and families. We do this in order to advance the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement of all students."
Tamara Fredrickson
Health Services Administrator
854-4173
Shelley Douglas
Administrative Assistant
854-4178
The goal of the Health Services department is the promotion of optimal health, the prevention of disease and support of comprehensive health education. The Boise School District currently has a full-time registered Nurse at every secondary school in the district. A team consisting of a Registered Nurse and a Health Technician work together to meet the needs of 2-3 schools at the elementary level.
- Health Promotion: Registered Nurses assist students in acquiring health knowledge and developing attitudes conducive to healthful living. The Registered Nurses complete vision, dental, scoliosis, height and weight screenings. They implement the state communicable disease programs as needed. The Health Technicians, under the direction of the Registered Nurses, maintain necessary student health records, disseminate health information and assist with health screening of students.
- Chronic Disease Management: Registered Nurses assist students in meeting needs resulting from disease, accidents, congenital defects or psycho-social disorders. The Health Technicians assist the Registered Nurses in providing routine and emergency medical care.
- Health Curriculum: Registered Nurses assist the classroom teacher with Health curriculum in the areas of dental hygiene, health and illness, blood borne diseases and growth and development in grades K-6.
- Consultation: Registered Nurses are members of their school's Problem Solving Intervention Team and assist with student evaluations, crisis intervention, home visits and community referrals. They provide health consultation to parents, teachers and other members of the team.
Health Services Staff Schedule 2024-2025