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Welcome to the Hilltop Nurse's Office
Children learn best when they are alert, fit , happy and wellNurse Carol Anne Pagana RN,CSN
phone- 973-543-4251 ext. 142 | email- pagana@mendhamboroschools.org
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HEALTH OFFICE HOURS:
You may call the nurses office directly by dialing 973-543-4251 ext 142. Please leave a message if I am not at my desk and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If urgent, leave a message with Ms. Katie Dicristina in the Main Office.
From 10:40-1:15 I am in my office in the cafeteria to best meet the needs of the students during recess and lunch hours.
FORMS:Please click on the Forms links to the left for important forms that need to be completed at the start of each school year:
- Annual Forms for Asthma,
- Annual Forms for Food Allergies,
- Annual Forms for Medications in School, and
- New Student Medical Exam Forms. (Universal Health Record)
INFORMATIONAL LINKS:Be sure to view the resources and articles we have highlighted under our Informational Links to the left, and National Health Awareness Months
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Healthy Reminders for Warmer Weather
Skin Cancer Prevention: Did you know the chances for getting skin cancer increases as we get older? Are we doing all we can to promote CHILDREN’S sun-safety awareness?- Click here for a helpful flyer about teaching and protecting children from Skin Cancer.
- Click here for FAQs about Sun Safety
- Click here for Sun Safety Tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tick-Borne Illness Prevention:- Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States, and the incidence is growing rapidly. In 2009, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported thirty-eight thousand cases, three times more than in 1991.
- Click here for a kid-directed handout about Lyme Disease from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Additional information about ticks and Lyme Disease prevention are made available on the CDC’s website: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html
- Click here for a helpful flyer about teaching and protecting children from Skin Cancer.
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Medication Info for June & Sept
Please pick up your child’s medication in the appropriate Health Office before the end of the year as required by school policy (5141.21):- We do have stock emergency epinephrine if you wish to pick it up no earlier than Friday, June 15, 2018.
- For Hilltop, Mrs. Pagana will be in her upstairs office from 8:15-10:30 and 1:45-3:30 through Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Wednesday, June 20 is a 1 PM dismissal.
- We will have the paperwork ready for you to have your physician complete for next year. Please note: Medication will not be accepted without the proper paperwork completed.
For the 2018-2019 school year, we ask that you make sure to have the medication and paperwork dropped off at school prior to the first day on Monday, August 27, 2018 in order that we are prepared to start the year safely. Please see our web pages for dates that we will be in the office during the summer months.
As always, please feel free to contact your school nurses for any questions. Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring a safe and healthy school year for your child(ren)! - We do have stock emergency epinephrine if you wish to pick it up no earlier than Friday, June 15, 2018.
