Health Services

Consistent with ASM’s mission to attend to the emotional, moral, physical, and social needs of its students, ASM health services are open during the entire school day for ASM students and staff from all divisions.

Two registered nurses provide first aid, care for minor illnesses, and assistance for students with chronic health problems requiring medication during the school day.

The nurses perform vision and hearing testing for Lower School children, scoliosis screening for 6th and 8th-grade students, information about medical services in Madrid, and teach or support certain parts of the health curriculum in all three divisions of the school.

In line with emerging international school best practice, ASM maintains strong child protection policies and procedures and our school strives to maintain a safe and secure environment for all students.

Our Health Guidelines

Administration of Medication

The administration of prescription or over-the-counter medication by school personnel to students in school shall be done only with written authorization and direction of a licensed medical or osteopathic physician or dentist.

A Medication Administration Form must be filled out, signed by parents, and provided to the school’s nurse together with the Doctor’s signed prescription.
Prescription medication must be in the original container with the pharmacy label attached. Over-the-counter medication must also be in the original container.
Parents should bring their child’s medication to the school nurse or have it delivered by the pharmacy. If the medication is sent with your child, please call the school nurse or send her an e-mail to notify her of the amount you are sending.
Students are only allowed to take medication in school when it is administered to them by the school nurse. Exceptions will be made to students with asthma to carry an inhaler or MS/HS students with life-threatening allergies to carry their medication when a written permission request is received by the school.
Prescriptions are only good for the current school year. No medication will be kept at school through the summer months. Any medication left will be discarded.

Nutrition and Food Allergies

Most children with food allergies are happy and attend school safely every day. That safety and happiness is the result of careful planning and communication. The partnership between parents, school, and the family physician is the key to success in managing the situation effectively. It is important that new families with children with food allergies meet with the ASM nurse before school starts.

Communicable Diseases

There are a number of contagious diseases that can, unfortunately, find a happy home on any school campus. We each need to do our part to make sure that the incidences of these illnesses are minimal and kept under control. In order to maintain a healthy school environment, any child showing symptoms of the following conditions must remain home until they are symptom-free. This required isolation period is considered an excused absence from school. You can find more information below on some of the more common culprits.

We will alert the general ASM community through our Nurse’s Blog about any incidence of these illnesses as they occur.

Please note: Any student or staff member with a fever or exhibiting other flu-like symptoms must remain at home until at least 48 hours after they no longer have a fever or signs of flu without the use of fever-reducing medicine.

Healthy Habits to Help Prevent Flu

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Well Being

At ASM, the well being of each and every student is valued and supported. We aim to cultivate the best in individuals. We want our students to develop a growth mindset and become well rounded and contributing members of society. Developing well being means supporting the whole child, not only an academic achievement, but cognitive, social, emotional and physical well being. Growing evidence shows that student well being is an integral part of student success. Elevating student happiness and well being is at the heart of our mission to provide the very best 21st Century education.

Physical Health

Mental Health

Caring, connection, and belonging for our students is an integral part of school and schooling. Mindfulness, empathy, and self-reflection are skills that help students connect better with themselves and those around them. By providing safe spaces for our students and opportunities to collaborate on class projects and activities, participate in honest discussions in groups, or talk one to one with our counselors, we help students develop the coping skills and strategies that they will use to problem solve and find balance in their lives.

Positive Relationships

The World and Living Sustainably

Keeping ASM Healthy

Health Requirements and Recommendations for 2022-23

While the pandemic is no longer an emergency, it is still important that we are all aware of the recommendations and requirements that will help keep our community healthy. In many ways, we are returning to the health practices in place before the pandemic.

Masks
Masks are required to be worn on the buses and when visiting the nurse. In addition, students with COVID and their close contacts still need to wear a mask at school for 10 days after the beginning of symptoms or the positive diagnosis in the case of asymptomatic patients. If a family member has tested positive, students should wear a mask for 10 days, even if they don’t have symptoms.

COVID Diagnosis
Parents and staff still need to inform Nurse Mamen about their COVID diagnosis so that this information can be passed on to the health authorities.

Symptoms
Just as we did before the pandemic, we need to pay attention to and be aware of symptoms.

ASM wants to be clear about how we deal with students who may show symptoms of illness at school, give clear guidelines to parents if they have kept their child home due to symptoms of illness, and ensure there are clear recommendations for when further medical advice may be necessary or appropriate.

If your child shows any of the following symptoms at school we will call you to take your child home:
Fever
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Persistent coughing
Persistent sore throat (with or without signs of bacterial infection)
Severe headache

In the same way, parents should not send their children to school if they present any of the above-mentioned symptoms. Also, Nurse Mamen should be notified by email at mamenelvira@asmadrid.es.

In order to have a healthy community, our policy is that any child kept home or sent home with one or more of these symptoms should remain at home until they are well. This means returning to school only when they have been symptom-free for 24 hours without the use of medication.

If symptoms persist or if they become worse we strongly recommend that parents seek medical advice and send a copy of the medical report to Nurse Mamen so that she can validate and plan the student’s return accordingly.

Hours

Monday- Friday

8:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.

Contact

Office phone

+34 91 740 19 09

Mobile phone:

+34 676 55 69 54

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