Health Forms and Documents

Each of the following forms are PDF documents.

• PPS Health Information Request Form

• Keeping Your Child Home from School

• Request for Medication to be Administered

• Required Immunizations Form

• Release or Transfer of Information

• Childhood Obesity Reporting Opt-Out

• Physical Appraisal Form - Kindergarten

• Physical Appraisal Form - Elementary

• Physical Appraisal Form - Middle/High School

• Health History Form - Elementary

• Health History Form - Middle/High School

• Dental Screening Information

• Ear Health History

 

Health and Wellness

Influenza-Like Illness

Albany County announces two additional H1N1 clinics

Posted: Feb. 24, 2010

The Albany County Department of Health will hold H1N1 vaccination clinics at the Capital Region Health Park in Latham on Thursday, February 25 and at Watervliet Elementary School on Thursday, March 4.

Both clinics will be held from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. They are free of charge and open to all county residents 6 months or older.

Download a flyer for these clinics [PDF] » 

Pre-registration can be done online at online at www.albanycounty.com/health or by phone at (518) 447-4505. The phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Capital Region Health Park is located at 713 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham. Watervliet Elementary School is located at 2557 10th Avenue, Watervliet.

The H1N1 vaccine is safe, effective, and now recommended for ALL New Yorkers over 6 months of age, according to the Albany County Department of Health.

H1N1 vaccine is also available by appointment only, at the
Albany County Department of Health, 175 Green St., Albany.

For more information, go to www.albanycounty.com/health or call the Albany County Flu Line at 518-447-4505.

 

A message from BC Superintendent Michael Tebbano

October 20, 2009

As expected, we are starting to see cases of influenza-like illness at our schools.

Please keep in mind that it is not uncommon to experience student absences at this time of year due to influenza-like symptoms.

ILI or "influenza-like illness" is a new term that I would like all staff and parents to understand since we will be seeing and using it a lot in the coming months.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and state health departments are using the term ILI to cover all types of flu, and to remind people with flu-like symptoms that they should stay home and not spread illness whether their illness has been diagnosed as a specific type of flu or not.

I would like to reassure you that we are monitoring the situation, just as all schools have been asked to, in coordination with the local health department.

As a result, our best response still remains to follow the recommendations of the CDC on how to prevent the spread of influenza and other illnesses:

• Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly.

• Cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow.

• Stay home if you are sick or if you have flu-like symptoms. Additionally, avoid close contact with people who are sick.

Please remember that sharing accurate information--rather than giving way to panic or rumors --is the best way for us to get through this flu season.

Additional resources are listed above and to the right, including a reader-friendly document titled, "2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents," which contains some good facts and answers to frequently asked questions.

Finally, due to the potential for student absences, I have asked teachers to remain flexible wherever appropriate in terms of assignments and deadlines when students miss school.

Thank you all for your continued partnership in protecting the health and well-being of our school community.

Dr. Michael D. Tebbano
Superintendent