Student Health Officer
The Student Health Officer is present from 8:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. during regular school days.
Services Offered
- The Student Health Officer plays a multi-faceted role in promoting the health and well-being of the wider school community. Services include:
- Assessment (not medical diagnosis) and direct care for illnesses and injuries.
- Care coordination of students with special health care needs.
- Referring families to local medical and health-related services when necessary.
- Checking that families have provided a record of vaccination to the school for their child.
- Communication with students, faculty, staff, and families to promote student health and safety.
- Providing consultation and education on health-related topics and concerns to students, faculty, staff, and families, including those pertaining directly to Japan.
- Taking a primary role in the development and implementation of evidence-based health-related policies and programmes.
- Maintaining and reviewing student health records to inform individual care and wider health policy, programmes, and practices.