The goal of the Health Services Staff and District Administrators is to work closely with the families of our community, to ensure the health and safety of all students. We will maintain up-to-date information about communicable diseases, health education as well as tending to immediate student needs during the school day. We can assist families with outside health and wellness resources ranging from prevention to treatment. Through these partnerships we can ensure each student is healthy and prepared to learn when they come to school.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  http://www.cdc.gov/
• Consumer Product Safety Commission -RECALL ALERTS https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/ 
• Home & Recreational Safety http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/index.html
• Ohio Department of Health http://www.odh.ohio.gov/
  
• Columbus Public Health: http://www.publichealth.columbus.gov/
• Columbus Public Health Immunization Program: https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/Immunization-Program/
• Franklin County Public Health http://www.myfcph.org/
• Franklin County Public Health Immunization Clinics:  http://www.myfcph.org/imm.php
  
• Fairfield County Board of Health http://www.myfdh.org/
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Dental Clinic: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/dentistry
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Vision Clinic: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/ophthalmology-eye-clinic
• Canal Winchester Close to Home Center: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/canal-winchester-close-to-home

  WHEN SHOULD I KEEP MY CHILD HOME (EASY CHART)  

The Canal Winchester School District follows the recommendations of the Ohio Department of Health and the CDC to control the spread of disease in schools.

Remind your children of the following steps as these are some of the most effective way of preventing the spread of illness:  

• Washing hands 
• Using hand sanitizer 
• Avoid touching eyes, mouth nose until you wash your hands
• Avoid contact with sick people
• Stay home when sick 
• Cover your mouth /nose with a tissue or sleeve when coughing or sneezing 
• Get proper amount of sleep and eat well balanced meals to build healthy immune system

Please notify your school when your child contracts a communicable disease such as the flu or strep throat, head lice, or scabies so that steps can be taken to control the spread of these conditions to other students