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Palm Springs Unified: Nurses report 15,410 student health conditions, cite mobile clinics and community partners
Summary
District health services presented 2023–24 data showing 15,410 recorded student health conditions, partnerships with Palm Springs Community Health Center and Riverside University Health System, and plans to track multi‑year trends and air‑quality responses.
Laura Dyson, director of health services for the Palm Springs Unified School District, told the board Jan. 14 that the district recorded 15,410 student health conditions in 2024 and described a suite of school-based clinical services and community partnerships aimed at keeping students in class.
Dyson said the district has 15 registered nurses (each assigned to one to three schools), five licensed vocational nurses, and 21 nationally certified medical assistants. “We truly believe that healthy students learn better,” she told the board, summarizing the department’s mission to remove health-related barriers to attendance.
The presentation listed the district’s 2024 condition totals and screening work:…
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