Online Health Forms
You can download some Ridgecrest Health Forms from this website. You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to get these forms, found at www.adobe.com. You can print the forms, fill them out, and bring them into the school office.
Health Forms to download (PDF format):
Health Screening Schedules
- The school nurse is available from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM daily. She may be reached directly by calling the Health Office phone number: 361-4276.
- Parents, students, and staff are encouraged to contact the nurse if they have concerns or question relating to a child's health.
- HEARING TESTS are conducted annually for grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Parents are notified by the school district audiologist if there are concerns.
- VISION SCREENING of all children is conducted annually under the supervision of the school nurse. Parents are notified by the school nurse if a professional eye exam is recommended.
- DENTAL SCREENING is conducted every two years by the Seattle/King County Department of Public Health.
- SCOLIOSIS SCREENING is conducted annually for all 5th grade students and for 6th grade students new to the school district.
- WEIGHT AND MEASURE is conducted during the year as part of the Health Screening Program.
- Some families may qualify and benefit from the medical and dental services available through a Public Health Clinic located in the district. Please contact the school nurse regarding this service.
- Please try to arrange it so that your child's medication can be taken at home. If your student must have medication during school hours, please do the following to meet the district law and safety needs for your child:
- All medicine must be in its prescription bottle labeled with child's name, drug name, dosage, and instructions for time and amount to be given. (Your pharmacist can give you two labeled bottles for home and school).
- The blue "Permission To Administer Medication At School" form must be filled out and signed by your physician and signed by the parent to keep with the medicine container at school. When your doctor prescribes short-term medication for an illness, it is easiest if the doctor writes a note while you are in the office.
- Please do not put any kind of medicine, including aspirin, vitamins, and/or cough drops in your child's lunch box. Unidentified medicine and single pills cannot be given at school. Medicine must be given under guidance of the nurse ONLY, while following the written instructions of parent and physician.
- Medicine MUST BE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER, and must be in the dosage prescribed. If pills or tablets need to be cut, that should be done at home. If the medication is in liquid form, please supply a measuring spoon, syringe, etc.
Immunization Requirements
- The law states that your child may not attend school until an immunization form is completed showing the month, day, and year of ALL REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS. Parents may request personal/medical/religious exemption for immunization, however with an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, your child will be excluded from school.
