Wellness Programs
Wellness for ALL!
Health & Nursing
Health services are provided to Englewood Schools through consultation from the Children’s Hospital Colorado School Health Program. The school nurse consultant functions as a liaison between Children’s Hospital, the community, and the school by providing information, referrals, and resources. The nurse consultant assists schools to provide the safest, most appropriate health care within the school setting.
Each RN consultant covers several schools in the district and can be reached during school hours, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.
The health office in each school building is staffed with a health assistant (hours vary), who is employed by Englewood Schools to assist students with daily health needs. Below you can find the names and contact information for ECE Maddox
Health Staff at ECE Maddox
Name: Shurie Wheeler
Title: Health Assistant
Phone: 303-806-2531
Email: shurie_wheeler@engschools.net
Name: Mandy Lopez
Title: District Nurse
Phone: 303-806-2255
Email: mandy_lopez@engschools.net
Name: Brittany Blaylock BSN, RN, CPN
Title: BSN, RN, CPN - School Nurse Consultant - School Health Program
Phone: 720-948-6860
Fax: 720-777-7965
Email: brittany_blaylock@engschools.net
Address: 13123 E 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045
Immunization Resources:
Colorado law requires all students attending Colorado schools and licensed child cares to be vaccinated against certain diseases unless a medical or non-medical exemption is filed. For more information about vaccine requirements, resources and exemptions, please visit the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s School Immunization page.
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/public-immunization-information
Helpful Forms for parents/guardians:
Have you ever wondered whether your child's illness requires them to miss school? The below document gives some basic guidelines you can follow:
Helpful Forms for parents/guardians:
- Medication Administration Permission Form:
This form is required for any medication administered in the school setting - including over-the-counter (OTC) medications
- Seizure Action Plan:
This form works as a medication permission and health care plan for students with seizures
- Asthma Action Plan
This form works as a medication permission and Health care plan for students with asthma
- Allergy / Anaphylaxis Plan
This form works as a medication permission and health care plan for students with severe allergies
- G-Tube Authorization Form:
This form is required for children with G-tubes who may require supplemental feedings, fluids or medications during the school day
- Athletic Physical Form (Espanol)
What is the current evidence-based practice when it comes to head lice in schools? Please refer to our protocol below:
If you child requires special care procedures during school, or a health care plan, please contact the RN consultant for your child's school.
Wellness Team Englewood Schools
Schools across the United States are urging more of their attention toward health and wellness - this is great! Unfortunately, many wellness initiatives fail or are unpopular because they focus on the negative side of health: taking things away. Englewood Schools chooses a different approach: improving wellness by ADDITION, not subtraction!
For more information please contact Nicole.
Name: Nicole Withee RDN, SNS
Title: Director of Nutrition Services
Phone: 303-806-2049
Email: nicole_withee@engschools.net
Please visit the website below to check district wellness meetings, good news sharing and reference the current Wellness Policy. All are welcome to join this wellness board!
Community Partners supporting Wellness for ALL
Eye Love Care
EFNEP
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) provides hands-on nutrition education through a series of lessons. Each group meets once a week, for eight to ten weeks. Best of all, EFNEP is free for those who are eligible!
EFNEP participants learn about healthy eating and being active. Each lesson lasts 60 to 90 minutes. Lessons are taught in groups.
Sign up for Fall and Spring Classes - Dates TBD
Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters helps families to shop for and cook healthy meals on a budget, as part of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign.
Sign up for Fall and Spring Classes - Dates TBD
Tri County Health Department
All Health Network
Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network offer programs for adults, seniors, families, couples and children. Services include counseling, psychiatry, crisis services, case management, substance abuse treatment, victim services, an adult acute treatment unit, services for the criminal justice system, vocational and social rehabilitation, school-based services and an on-site pharmacy.
Let's start moving.... start taking healthy steps by downloading this activity calendar for your family