Each school in Hendry County has a nurse, an LPN or an RN to staff the school health room. Services provided frequently include:

• Cuts and bruises
• Head lice and skin rashes
• Headaches, dizziness, head injuries or seizures
• Each aches, sore throats, upper respiratory infections
• Nosebleeds, asthma attacks,
• Stomach aches, cramps, vomiting or diarrhea
• Vision, hearing, height-weight and scoliosis screenings
• Administration of treatments to manage complex or chronic health conditions
• Assistance with the administration of prescription and over the counter medications

• Prior to entrance into school, each child must have on file a Florida Certificate of Immunization, DH 680, also known as the “Blue Card” documenting the following:
• Five doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine
• Four doses of polio vaccine
• Two doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
• Three doses of hepatitis B vaccine
• One dose of Varicella vaccine ( chicken pox vaccine)
• Students entering Kindergarten and those that are new to Florida Schools must also have a physical exam documented on DH 3040, the School Entry Health Exam form.
• Students entering the seventh grade are required to have a Tetanus-diptheria booster before the first day of school.

NO Shots NO School

Make sure your child has all required shots before school starts. Kindergarten students must have up to date immunizations records for school entry. Students entering 7th grade must have a tetanus booster Before the 1st day of school

Clewiston
1100 S. Olympia, Clewiston
8:30am – 11:00 am & 1:00pm-3:30 pm
(863) 983-1407

Glades County Health Department
956 US 27 SW
Monday-Friday
8:30 am -11:00 am & 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The percentage of overweight children aged 6 to 11 more than doubled in the past 20 years and the rate among adolescents aged 12 to 19 more than tripled.

BMI-for-age calculations greater than the 95th percentile are considered overweight. Overweight is the result of calories consumed being greater than calories utilized. Being overweight is influenced by genetics, health, insufficient physical activity and excessive calorie intake.

Why is it a problem if a child is overweight?

Overweight young people are more likely than children of normal weight to become overweight or obese adults, and therefore more at risk for adult health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and arthritis.

An estimated sixty one percent of overweight young people already have risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming overweight and developing related diseases.

How can parents help an overweight child?

Parents should not focus only on the habits of the overweight child. Instead, parents should slowly try to improve the whole family’s eating and physical activity habits.

The first step toward weight control is for overweight children to stay at their current weight and not gain weight. This can be done by gradual changes in eating and physical activity habits.

Healthy Eating

• Encourage children to enjoy a variety of food.
• Drink water when thirsty, instead of sodas.
• Involve children in food shopping and meal preparation.
• Read food labels for fat and sugar content.
• Serve smaller portions.
• Let children stop eating when they are full, instead of when the plate is empty.
• Try to have children eat slowly. A child is better able to feel fullness when eating slowly.
• Eat together as a family.

Physical Activity

Children should get one hour of physical activity per day. Plan times and places for your family to engage in physical activities that are fun.

• Walking.
• Swimming.
• Playing Frisbee.
• Riding a tricycle or bicycle.
• Dancing to music.
• Roller-skating or rollerblading.
• Games such as tennis, soccer, kickball, and basketball.
• Jumping rope.
• Exercising to a fitness video.
• Joining in household tasks such as cleaning and yard-work.

Studies show that adequate hand-washing decreases the spread of infection

For the years 2001-2003 Hendry County ranked number one in the state for the number of deaths per 100,000 people for Motor Vehicle Crashes. Hendry County ranked number two in the state for the years 2002-2004 with Glades County ranking number one. Seat belt usage saves lives.