The Virginia Department of Health collaborates with the Virginia Department of Education to promote the health of school-age children in Virginia. The two departments:
- Develop and update school health guidelines for establishing or enhancing a school health program.
- Develop training and education opportunities for school health personnel.
- Consult and provide technical assistance to school health professionals.
- Provide school health needs assessments to health professionals.
Conferences and Training
| Title | ||
| DOE Summer Institute for School Nurses (SISN) Conference | ||
| National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Annual Conference | ||
| Virginia Association of School Nurses (VASN) Annual Conference |
Forms
Direct parents/guardians to download and print the Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form MCH 213G as needed.
- Instructions
- Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form MCH 213G
- Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Online Fillable Form MCH213G
- Commonwealth of Virginia School Entrance Health Form – Arabic, Dari, Chinese, Korean, Pashto, Russian, Spanish , Tagalog, Ukrainian
- (Mancomunidad de Virginia Formulario de Salud Para El Ingreso Escolar)
- Certificate of Religious Exemption
Guidelines, Action Plans, and Toolkits
- VDH Guidelines for Healthcare Procedures in Schools
- VDOE School Health Services Website
- CDC Concussion Signs and Symptoms Tool Kit
- Communicable Disease Chart
- Epilepsy Foundation Information
- Epilepsy Seizure Action Plan
- ACAAI Allergy/Anaphylaxis Information
- Anaphylaxis Emergency Action Plan
- ACAAI Asthma Resource
- AAAAI Asthma Emergency Action Plan and Resources
- Virginia Asthma Coalition Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Management Guidelines
- Anaphylaxis in the School Setting Guidelines
- Virginia Diabetes Council Resources
- Virginia Diabetes Council Tool Kit – DMMP and Forms
- Medication Training of School Personnel
- Undesignated Stock Albuterol Reporting Form PDF (MS Word Template)
View all forms, guidance, action plans, and toolkits
Resources for School Nurses
Education
- Action for Healthy Kids
- Bright Futures
- CDC Adolescent & School Health
- Healthy Children
- Healthy Futures VA
Harmful Substances
- Environmental Health-Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Virginia Poison Control
- National Capital Poison Center
- VDH Tobacco Free Living
Prevention and Health Promotion
- Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV)
- VDH Dental Website
- VDH COVID-19 and K-12 Education
- Epilepsy VA
- Virginia Diabetes
- VDH Diabetes Website
- VDH Asthma Website
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
- Eating Disorder
- VA Health Catalyst.org
- Immunize VA
Health Insurance
Immunizations
- CDC Vaccine Website
- CDC Immunization Schedule
- VDH School Immunization Requirements
- VDH Immunization Website
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
- Virginia Association of School Nurses (VASN)
- Virginia Diabetes Council
- VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities
- Virginia Council for Private Education