VCOE Comprehensive Health and Prevention Programs (CHPP) provides leadership, technical assistance, resources and strategies to support optimal physical, social, emotional, and intellectual well-being so students are ready to learn.Please see submenus to the left for Health Forms for School, HSSPC items, and Mandated Health Forms.
 

County and State Health Resources

California Department of Education Health Services & School Nursing
 

California School Entry Health Examinations

As of July 1, 2024, the requirement for students to obtain CHDP physicals prior ot entering kindergarten or first grade has been cancelled. 

• California Department of Health Care Services Letter - regarding CHDP physicals
• Immunization and Health Form (PM171) - English
• Immunization and Health Form (PM171) - Spanish

Communicable Disease Information

• When to keep a student home from school - English
• When to keep a student home from school - Spanish
• Communicable Disease Guidelines - Updated October 2015

Concussion Information

• CIF Concusion Awareness Form - English
• CIF Concusion Awareness Form - Spanish
• CIF Concussion Information - English
• CIF Concussion Information - Spanish

Dental

• Dental Providers
• Dental Providers for Students with Special Needs
• Oral Health Community Resource Guide
• Oral Health Form - English - Updated 
• Oral Health Form - Spanish - Updated 
• 2024 Koha Reporting by School - This form helps nurses collect data per school for reporting to SCHOR. 
• Oral Health Resources for School Nurses

Epinephrine

• Entire Epinephrine Protocol - Updated 08/2024
• Symptoms of Anaphylaxis
• California Department of Public Health Standing Order for Epinesphrine Auto-Injectors 

Stock Epinephrine Auto-Injector Editable Documents for District Letterheads

• Defense & Indemnification for Volunteers - Employee Signature (Word Document)
• Draft Letter for Volunteer Request (Word Document) NEW JUNE 2015

Head Lice (Pediculosis)

• California Department of Public Health - Head Lice
• California Department of Public Health - Guidance on Head Lice Prevention and Control for School Districts
• California Department of Public Health - A Parent's Guide to Head Lice (English) Other languages available here.
• California Department of Public Health - A Parent's Guide to Head Lice (Spanish)
• School Nursing Guidelines for the Control of Pediculosis (Updated by HSSPC, Reviewed by Dr. Levin 2015)
   

Insurance

• Gold Coast
• Covered California
• Medi-Cal Dental Coverage
   

Immunizations

• Notice of Immunizations Needed - English
• Notice of Immunizations Needed - Spanish
• Revoked Medical Exemptions Appeal Request Instructions - English
• Revoked Medical Exemptions Appeal Request Instructions - Spanish
• Instructions to Request a Medical Exemption
• Sample Letter from School: Notice to Parents and Guardians about Revocation of Medical Exemptions - English and Spanish
• California Immunization Requirements for School Entry K-12 - English
• California Immunization Requirements for School Entry K-12 - Spanish
• SB 277 - English and Spanish Letter to Parents - Updated January 2016
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccines & Immunizations Main Page
• California Immunization Information for Schools and Childcare Programs
• California Immunization Requirements for Childcare
• Shots for School Website
• EZIZ - A One Stop Shop for Immunization Training and Resources
• Aid for Translating Foreign Immunization Records
• Binational Immunization Guide - Mexico and California
• Pertussis Immunization Requirements - California Department of Education
• Immunization and Health Checkup - CalEd Facts
• AB 659- Cancer Prevention Act requires schools to notify families of 6th graders about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccineation recommendaitons. Template Letter to Parents - English - Spanish to assist in implementation of the Cancer Prevention Act. 

Legal Advisories

• New Law SB 277 Effective in 2016  - Shots for Schools Updates
• 2013 California Supreme Court Ruling on Medication Administration

​Medical Waste Transportation Requirements

• Transportation of Limited Quantatites of Medical Waste Under D.O.T. Materials of Trade Exemption
• Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) Materials of Trade Exemption Directions for Preparing Medical Waste Shipping Tracking Documents 
• Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) Materials of Trade Exemption Sample Shipping Tracking Document  

Medication Administration

• California Department of Education Medication Administration
• 2025-26 Jan-Dec Medication Administration Record
• Authorization to Administer Medications at School - English
• Authorization to Administer Medications at School - Spanish

Miscellaneous Resources

• A Parent's Guide to MRSA - California Department of Public Health
  - Available Translations       
• Asthma Management Guidelines - California Department of Education
• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Notification - California Department of Public Health
                  - Available Translations
• Sun Safety and Skin Cancer - California Department of Public Health
• Report of School Vision Test
  - Available Translations
• Color Vision Test Results
  - Available Translations
• Oral Health Assessment - California Department of Education

Naloxone

If an opioid overdose is suspected, the first thing to do is immediately call 911. 

Following are the steps for LEAs that are considering obtaining naloxone:

• Update/adopt board policy and administrative regulation
• Train staff
• Create the LEA and school site level protocols for naloxone availability including who, what, when, and where

Information regarding opioid overdose and naloxone can be found at the Ventura County Responds website.

Additional Resources:

• https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/SACB/Pages/NaloxoneGrantProgram.Institutional Naloxone Program for Schools (Ventura County Behavioral Health) 
• Ventura County Behavioral Health Naloxone Information
• California Department of Public Health Naloxone Information
• Ventura County Office of Education Opioid Information
• California Education Code 49414.3 - permits administration of naloxone

Please reach out to our VCOE Nurse if you have any questions or need assistance navigating the steps

Melissa Foster, DNP, RN
Coordinator, Hearing Services and Nurses
Ventura County Office of Education
Office: (805) 437-1381
Fax: (805) 389-4297
mefoster@vcoe.org