The Hopkins County Health Department partners with the Hopkins County Board of Education and Dawson Springs Independent Schools to provide preventive health services to all Hopkins County schools. The services provided in the schools are performed by trained health professionals. The school nurses adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Kentucky Department of Public Health’s Core Clinical Service Guide ensuring that the students of Hopkins County receive nursing care that is provided at the highest professional standard.
The school health program offers many services and programs for students that include, but are not limited to:
- Immunizations and EPSDT
- Required acute and chronic treatments as prescribed by a child’s medical provider
- Health screenings
- Chronic disease case management (asthma, diabetes, allergy/anaphylaxis, epilepsy)
Parents/Guardians must complete a new consent form each year and return it to the school nurse before any services can be administered.