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Staff members of the school health services program include licensed professional nurses (RNs) dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare of people.  The primary purpose of the Cypress-Fairbanks Health Services Program is the optimal maintenance, promotion, protection, and improvement of students, staff members, and members of the community.  The goals of the school health services program are:

1. To augment health instruction which guides students toward reaching full capacity as individuals who make responsible decisions about personal, family, and community health.
2. To advocate and help provide an environment conducive to the promotion and maintenance of health.
3. To detect and provide nursing care for any physical condition which impedes learning or threatens optimum health.  (Nursing care is defined as assessment, intervention, counseling, and/or referral of any physical conditions.)
4. To provide liaisons for schools, homes, community agencies, physicians, and other health personnel.
5. To provide a physical, mental, and emotional health advocate for children with the District.
6. To achieve acceptable levels of compliance with federal, state, and local health regulations.
7. To maintain and utilize current individual and collective health data.
8. To provide learning and growth experiences for staff members.
9. To evaluate the program's effectiveness.

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