Health Services
Health Services at Tse'ii'ahi' Community School
Tse’ii’ahi’ Community School follows strict healthcare policies and procedures to ensure the health and safety of every student and visitor. Teachers monitor all students’ conditions to provide timely responses and treatments for illness or injury. Crownpoint Health Facility collaborates with staff members, parents/guardians, and students to promote a safe and healthy environment and provide guidance.
Student Illness Procedures
- Students are to remain home if they are ill. If a student becomes ill and cannot remain in class, the teacher will send the student to the front office. The front office staff will contact the student's parent/guardian to pick up the student at the school. Indian Health Services or the appropriate medical personnel will determine if a student should be separated or isolated. The child will remain with a staff member who will ensure the student is checked every 10 minutes until parents/guardians pick them up.
Medical Emergency Procedures
- Students who are experiencing turmoil, any type of health crisis, or are in danger of harming themselves should contact a teacher, principal, or staff member for assistance. In a medical emergency, Tse’ii’ahi’ Community School will immediately transport the student to the local health facility/hospital. Tse’ii’ahi’ Community School will notify the parent/guardian as soon as possible, and staff will remain with the student until parents/guardians pick them up.
New Mexico Wellness Policy
The New Mexico Wellness Policy ensures the optimal development of every student. At Tse'ii'ahi' Community School, we believe that for students to achieve personal, academic, developmental, and social success, we need to create positive, safe, and health-promoting learning environments.
Family, School and Community Involvement
- Integration of family, school and community.
- Provides public updates on the wellness policy and involves the community in its development and evaluation.
Health Education
- Instructional program providing opportunities to motivate and assist students in maintaining and improving their health.
Health Services
- Aimed at maintaining and improving students' health, preventing disease, and reducing health-related risk behaviors with partnerships with Crownpoint Health Facility.
Healthy and Safe Environment
- Provides services for students to appraise, protect, and promote health.
- Ensures a physical, aesthetic, psychosocial, and cultural environment that supports well-being.
Nutrition
- Provides access to nutritious and appealing meals and snacks that meet the health and nutrition needs of all students.
Physical Activity
- Incorporates physical activity opportunities into the school day.
- Provides a comprehensive instructional program in physical education.
Social and Emotional Well-being
- Provides services to maintain and improve students' mental, emotional, behavioral, and social health.
Resources
- Crownpoint Health Care Facility Crownpoint Health Care Facility | Healthcare Facilities
- BIE Behavioral Health and Wellness Program Behavioral Health and Wellness Program
- Navajo Treatment Center for Children and Their Families Program Navajo Treatment Center for Children and Their Families Program – Navajo Nation
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