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District health staff report 591 screenings and outline coordinated school health work
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Summary
Candice Gray briefed the board on the coordinated school health program’s eight components and said the district has conducted 591 health screenings and screened 350+ students for hearing/vision; she described referrals to the health department and targeted prevention work in schools.
Miss Candice Gray presented an update on the district’s coordinated school health work and described both preventive programs and health screenings the district provides to students.
Gray outlined the eight components of the coordinated school health program — physical education/physical activity, nutrition, health services, healthy school environment, health education, student/family/community involvement, counseling/psychological/social services and (recorded) school self‑wellness — and said much of the current work focuses on prevention and education rather than only clinic-style responses.
She reported specific screening activity: "I've conducted 591 health screenings and I've also screened 350 plus students on just hearing and vision," and described follow-up pathways, saying referrals for additional dental or clinical services are made to the county health department so families are not charged out-of-pocket. Gray cited school-level examples: Grand Junction Elementary had 100 students participate in a dental education program, 58 students received free dental screening and 30 students were referred for further care, with 19 ultimately referred for follow-up.
Board members asked to confirm that referred students access services via the health department; administrators confirmed the department accepts those referrals so families are not required to pay. Gray also described district partnerships (for example, a "Go Girl Go" program in partnership with a local health educator and a women’s sports foundation) and said many activities are supported by state and local grants or partnerships.
Next steps: continue scheduled screenings, strengthen referral tracking with the health department, and integrate prevention programming into school curricula and after‑school activities. The presentation clarified that the screening program is intended to connect students with no‑cost or low‑cost follow-up through public-health channels rather than imposing fees on families.
