Nurse's Office

Tips on Keeping Your Child Healthy

A child comes to school to learn.  We all know there are times when a child does not feel well enough to take part in school.  Often an illness is spread to others before the first symptoms appear.  The best way to keep these illnesses (such as colds or flu) from spreading is to take the following steps:

• Teach your child to wash his or her hands frequently using plenty of soap and warm water.  Proper hand washing should take about 20 seconds or the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice
• Teach your child to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or in their sleeve (elbow)
• Keep the child’s environment smoke free
• Try to minimize the time your child spends with other children who have cough or cold symptoms
• Teach your child to use and pack easy-to-use disinfecting wipes and/or hand sanitizers in child’s backpack
• Schedule and keep an annual well-child exam to follow changes in your child’s health
• Keep all of your child’s immunizations up-to-date, and include the recommended flu vaccination every year
• Serve a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables, plus plenty of water
• If someone in the house is ill, wash all shared surfaces and sheets frequently, and change toothbrushes
• Keep surfaces such as door knobs, phones, remote controls, toys and keyboards disinfected
• Always make sure to consult your school nurse, school nurse practitioner or health care provider if you have any questions

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Governor Bent ES shall provide health services that include activities addressing the health needs of students to promote student well-being, optimal development, and strong educational outcomes.

 

The school health services shall follow APS Nursing Services policies and procedures and the direction of the NM Department of Health to enforce state requirements (such as immunization and communicable disease requirements) in partnership with students, parents, staff and community.

 

Health service personnel shall follow standards of care for their specific role group as per state statutes and regulations.  School personnel should reference the NM School Health Manual (https://nmhealth.org/about/phd/hsb/osah/shm/) for comprehensive guidelines as well as all applicable Albuquerque Public Schools policy and procedural directives.

 

Health service programs shall meet all reporting, record-keeping and confidentiality requirements of state and federal statutes and regulations. 

 

Governor Bent ES provides information to students and/or families about school site School-Based Health Center and/or local School-Based Health Centers and community health centers.

 

 

Community Health Centers will be provided to students/families via school website:

 

https://www.nmhealth.org/location/public/

https://www.nmasbhc.org/school-based-health-centers/

 

 

Midtown Public Health Office

2400 Wellesley Dr NE

Albuquerque, NM 87107

505-841-4100 – Phone

1-866-534-0051 - Toll Free

 

Northeast Heights Public Health Office
8120 La Mirada NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

505-332-4850 – Phone

 

Northwest Valley
7704 2nd Street NW

Albuquerque, NM 87107

505-222-6500 – Phone

 

South Valley Health Commons Public Health office

2001 El Centro Familiar SW

Albuquerque, NM 87105

505-873-7477 – Phone

 

Southeast Heights Public Health Office

7525 Zuni SE

Albuquerque, NM 87108

505-841-8928 - Phone

 

Taylor Ranch Westside Public Health Office

6911 Taylor Ranch Rd. NW, Suite C-12

Albuquerque, NM 87120

505-899-8574 – Phone

 

School-Based Health Centers:

 

Clinic: Albuquerque High SBHC

Address: 800 Odelia RD NE | Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: (505) 244-1330

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 9-12

 

Clinic: UNMH Atrisco Heritage Clinic

Address: 10800 Dennis Chaves BLVD SW | Albuquerque, NM 87121

Phone: (505) 272-6009

Open to community                                                                                         Grades Served: All ages

 

Clinic: East San Jose SBHC

Address: 415 Thaxton AVE SE | Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: (505) 244-0334

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: Elementary

 

Clinic: Emerson SBHC

Address: 620 Georgia ST SE | Albuquerque, NM 87108

Phone: (505) 880-3744

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: Elementary

 

Clinic: Grant SBHC

Address: 1111 Easterday NE | Albuquerque, NM 87112

Phone: (505) 268-3961

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-8

 

Clinic: Highland SBHC

Address: 4700 Coal AVE SE | Albuquerque, NM 87108

Phone: (505) 256-3363

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-12

 

Clinic: Manzano High SBHC

Address: 12200 Lomas BLVD NE | Albuquerque, NM 87112

Phone: (505) 253-0012

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 9-12

 

Clinic: NACA/FNCH SBHC

Address: 1000 Indian School RD NW | Albuquerque, NM 87104

Phone: (505) 266-0992 ext. 1100

Available to all students and NACA families/staff                                         Grades Served: K-12

 

 

 

Clinic: NACA Student Health Center at CNM

Address: 940 University BLVD SE EC Building/Student Health | Albuquerque, NM 87106

Phone: (505) 224-4960

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-12

 

Clinic: RFK SBHC

Address: 4300 Blake RD SW | Albuquerque, NM 87121

Phone: (505) 243-1118 ext. 61234

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-12

 

Clinic: Rio Grande Student Health Center

Address: 2300 Arenal RD SW | Albuquerque, NM 87105

Phone: (505) 873-0220 ext. 50086 OR (505) 452-4055

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 9-12

 

Clinic: Outreach Clinic – RFK Charter SBHC

Address: 4300 Blake Road SW | Albuquerque, NM 87121

Phone: (505) 243-1118 ext. 61234

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-12

 

Clinic: Van Buren SBHC

Address: 700 Louisiana BLVD SE | Albuquerque, NM 87108

Phone: (505) 256-2555

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-8

 

Clinic: Washington SBHC

Address: 1101 Park SW | Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone: (505) 248-1116

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-8

 

Clinic: Wilson SBHC

Address: 1138 Cardenas Drive SE | Albuquerque, NM 87108

Phone: (505) 268-3961

Available to students from other schools during remote/hybrid learning      Grades Served: 6-8

 

 

APS School Based Health Centers

APS - When is Sick Too Sick for School?  APS youtube video

APS ¿Cuando Está Demasiado Enfermo Su Hijo(a) para Ir a la Escuela? - APS youtube video in Spanish

CDC - Cover your Cough poster

CDC - FLU - Talking to Children About Flu

CDC Handwashing Poster

NASN - Washing Your Hands video

NASN - Lavarse las Manos - Handwashing - Spanish video

NASN - Wearing Cloth Face Coverings video

NASN - Usar una Cubierta de Tela para la Cara - Face Covering  - Spanish video

 

Additional resources/links to include in various methods of communication to students/families:

 

CDC - Cough Etiquette - available to all

CDC - COVID - available to all

CDC - Handwashing - available to all

CDC - Immunization Schedules - available to all

CDC - Norovirus - available to all

CDC - Viruses or Bacteria chart - available to all

CDC - Flu, A Guide for Parents - available to all

EPA Healthy School Environments- available to all

National Association of School Nurses (NASN) - available to School Nurses

NASN - COVID - available to all

NASN videos - Handwashing, cloth masks & staying home when sick - available to all

New Mexico Department of Health - available to all

NM DOH - Cover Your Cough poster - available to all

NM DOH - School Entry Immunization Requirements - available to all

CDC - Six Things YOU Need to Know about Vaccines - includes video