Health Services
About PHS Health Services
The PHS health room is located in the Athletics Office and is staffed by a Health Assistant. Students are allowed to visit the health room for illness and injury. The Health Assistant is trained in basic first aid and CPR and is not a licensed medical provider. The health room does not stock any common medication for students (e.g., Tylenol, Tums, ibuprofen, antibiotic ointment, etc.) Per DCSD policy, high school students may self-carry and self-administer a one-day supply of prescription and/or over the counter medication in its original container without needing a Permission to Self-Carry/Self-Administer form on file. In addition to the Health Assistant, there is a School Nurse Consultant assigned to PHS. For more information regarding DCSD Nursing Services, please visit their website.
Vaccination Requirements
Colorado law requires all children attending schools and licensed child cares to be vaccinated against certain vaccine-preventable diseases, unless a current non-medical or medical exemption certificate is on file with the school/child care. Non-medical exemptions expire at the end of every school year, and they must be renewed with a new certificate on file for the new school year if the exemption is to continue. SB20-163 made significant changes to how a non-medical exemption certificate can be made. Please visit CDPHE website for further information.
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions
Helpful Links
CDPHE COVID-19 Resources
Colorado Crisis Services
DCSD Illness Attendance Policy
DCSD Student Medication Policy
Flu
Low-Cost Health Insurance
Norovirus
Sleep Hygiene
Health Services Staff
Nikki Symms-Taylor, RN, BSN
School Nurse
nikki.symmstaylor@dcsdk12.org
303.335.6306
Jennifer Gorka
Health Assistant
jgorka1@dcsdk12.org
303.387.4003 ext. 74070