Health Services

Mayfield City Schools Student Health Services provide assistance to students with health issues that impact their participation in the education program.  The team is available at each of our school buildings.

Please scroll down through the items below for information on current health topics.  Over on the right side are links to downloadable forms and flyers. 

 

 

Your healthcare provider can administer these vaccines, you can contact the Cuyahoga County Board of Health at 216-201-2041 for an appointment at one of their clinics, or you can check with your local pharmacy for a location that gives vaccines. 

 

If your child has already had these vaccines, please provide an updated vaccine record to the school either by fax, scan or sending in a copy with your student to drop off at the Office.

Please contact your schools Clinic office for more information.

 

 

When Students are Ill   Please click on this link if you are not sure if your child should attend school due to possible illness.

 

Health Screenings:  Health Services provides the following screenings.  If your child does not pass the screening, a referral letter will be sent to you. 

 

 

Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine.  About 2-3% of the population have this condition.  The most common type of scoliosis is called idiopathic, which means there is no known cause but it is known to run in families and so there is some genetic component.  Beginning around ages 8 or 9, your pediatrician will examine your child at the yearly well visit for a difference in shoulder height, uneven waistline, or prominence on one side of their back.  They will be asked to do the "forward bend test" by bending down to touch their toes while the doctor is looking for any twisting of the spine.  If an abnormality is detected, your child will be referred to a pediatric orthopaedic specialists.  This specialist will examine your child and x-rays will be done.  A degree of curvature will be calculated.  The specialist will see your child about every 6 months and the degree of curvature will be re-calculated to determine if it is worsening.   In many cases, it does not progress and nothing more needs to be done. Less often, the curvature may progress, requiring bracing and possibly surgery but these cases are not common.

If you have any questions about scoliosis, please contact the Wellness Center at 440-995-7600.  

For further information on scoliosis, please click here

The flu (influenza) season will be upon us in the next couple of months in our region and the country.  The best methods for prevention of the flu are to get a flu vaccine yearly, wash your hands well, keep your hands away from your face, stay home if you are ill, and avoid those who are ill.  Please click here for more information on flu (influenza).

In addition, the CDC is recommending that we stay current with well visits and vaccines, especially at this time.  Therefore, all vaccine requirements must be met to insure the safety of our student/family/community.  Read this information about this topic here.  Click here.

 

  

Click on the links below for helpful information if your child has head lice or has been exposed to head lice.

 

Click here for a presentation on Head Lice.