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Health Services

Welcome!

Good health is an essential component of optimal learning conditions. It is, therefore, the mission of Health Services to support the health status of our students and to identify and assist in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to learning. In this way, Health Services contributes directly to AUSD’s vision of preparing our students to be responsible citizens by providing a safe and secure learning environment.

We ask families to help us ensure all student records are up to date for their children. Below are important resources and protocols to follow.

It is important to protect students from infectious diseases that are transmitted within the school setting.

Your child may be excluded from school in accordance with California Education Code section 48210-48214 and section 49451. “Whenever there is a reason to believe that the child is suffering a recognized contagious or infectious disease, he/she shall be sent home and shall not be permitted to return until the school authorities are satisfied that any contagious disease does not exist.”

For questions regarding Student Health Services, please feel free to contact our office by:

Phone (510) 337-7072, Fax (510) 337-7071, or in person at our district office located at 2060 Challenger Drive, Alameda, CA 94501.
You may also contact our District Nurses at kallen@alamedaunified.org and shdorrance@alamedaunified.org.

FAQs

Immunization Requirements

Under Senate Bills (SB) 276 and SB 714 (Pan, 2019 and beginning January 1, 2021 all new medical exemptions for school entry must be issued through CAIR-ME. Medical exemptions can only be issued by MDs or DOs licensed in California and must meet applicable Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) criteria.

More information is available on the CDPH website: Exemption FAQs

Additional Health Requirements for Grades K-1

In recognition of the importance of a child's health to their success in school, California law requires all students to provide proof of health examination or a signed waiver before admission into kindergarten or first grade. The health examination consists of a physical examination and an oral health assessment.