Health Services
Health Services is a team of nurses, health services assistants, and administrative staff working together to promote health and prevent disease. The team supports student health through preventive care such as hearing and vision screening and immunizations, by providing acute care and daily management of chronic health conditions, through monitoring and managing infectious diseases, and in coordinating care by communicating with families, students, staff, and community providers to reduce barriers to learning and assure a healthy school environment for all students.
Each school nurse (see below for contact information) supports 2-4 schools and serves as a bridge between healthcare and education to assure that students are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. The school nurse:
- Trains, delegates, and supervises staff in the daily management of injuries, illness, and medication needs.
- Develops and implements individual health plans and 504 plans for students needing accommodations at school (i.e. life-threatening conditions, chronic medical conditions such as diabetes or asthma, and disabilities).
- Coordinates care with student, family, staff, and community providers for the management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Makes referrals to health care providers for evaluation of symptoms, immunization compliance, growth and development, hearing and vision screening follow up, and as needed.
- Monitors for infectious diseases.
Annual Health Concerns
At the start of each school year, we want to know about new or changed health conditions for your child. Please complete the Annual Health Concerns form in Skyward or return it to your child’s school by mid- September.
School Nurses
- Krissy Abbey, BSN, RN,
- kristin.abbey@bellinghamschools.org, (564) 209-1287
- Fairhaven Middle School, Carl Cozier Elementary, Happy Valley Elementary
- Amy Eisenhauer, BSN, RN
- amy.eisenhauer@bellinghamschools.org, (360) 303-4667
- Kulshan Middle School, Geneva Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary
- Shelly Donahue, BSN, RN, NCSN
- shelly.donahue@bellinghamschools.org, (360) 927-1773
- Squalicum High School, Northern Heights Elementary, Sunnyland Elementary
- Lori Fransen, BSN, RN
- lori.fransen@bellinghamschools.org, (360) 201-9178
- Whatcom Middle School, Parkview Elementary, Silver Beach Elementary
- Alyssa Johnson, MSN, RN
- alyssa.johnson@bellinghamschools.org, (360) 201-8766
- Sehome High School, Lowell Elementary, Wade King Elementary, Bellingham Family Partnership Program
- Tobi Melton, BSN, RN
- tobi.melton@bellinghamschools.org, (360) 961-9623
- Bellingham High School, Options High School, Columbia Elementary, Community Transitions
- Matt Neisinger, MSN, RN, NCNS
- matthew.neisinger@bellinghamschools.org, (360) 927-0884
- Alderwood Elementary, Birchwood Elementary, Cordata Elementary, Shuksan Middle School
Health Services Assistants
- Angela Onukwufor
- angela.onukwufor@bellinghamschools.org
- Carl Cozier Elementary, Lowell Elementary
- Sonia Harder
- sonia.harder@bellinghamschools.org
- Happy Valley Elementary, Fairhaven Middle School
- Roohi Joshi
- roohi.joshi@bellinghamschools.org
- Geneva Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School, Kulshan, Middle School
- Lauren Higgins
- lauren.higgins@bellinghamschools.org
- Parkview Elementary, Whatcom Middle School
- Alpana Bhanot
- alpana.bhanot@bellinghamschools.org
- Alderwood Elementary, Birchwood Elementary, Cordata Elementary, Shuksan Middle School
- Mandeep Kaur
- mandeep.kaur03@bellinghamschools.org
- Alderwood Elementary, Birchwood Elementary, Cordata Elementary, Shuksan Middle School
