Health Teams in Schools

Comprehensive Health Services for Students

The Children’s Trust, in collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, developed HealthConnect in Our Schools to bring comprehensive health services to students in county schools to improve access to high-quality health care.

Schools are staffed with a team of professionals including a nurse or nurse practitioner and a mental and behavioral health professional. Schools with larger student populations have the option for additional support from a licensed practical nurse.

Benefits of Health Teams in Schools Include:

• A coordinated level of care
• Expanded health screenings and assessments
• Mental and behavioral health services
• Nutrition and health counseling
• Better access to a regular primary-care physician
• Primary health services for uninsured students lacking other options
• Emergency first aid/CPR
• Chronic disease management
• Immunizations