Health Services

Three Lower School students with long hair and smiling

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 Grade 6-8 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. Safety and happiness are the result of careful planning and communication. The partnership between parents, the 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.

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.

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 in 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 2023-24

Avoiding Communicable Diseases at School
Your child should NOT come to school if they have:

Fever
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Persistent cough
Persistent sore throat (with or without signs of bacterial infection)
Skin rash after having presented a fever, sore throat, or general malaise.
Yellow or green drainage from the eye (s) - due to the possibility of having Conjunctivitis (pink eye).

In cases of fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, you should keep your child home until they have remained 24h symptoms-free without the use of medication.

If Conjunctivitis is confirmed, please do NOT send your child to school prior to having completed the first 24 hours of antibiotic treatment.

In addition to this please keep in mind that any bacterial infection for which antibiotics are prescribed will require the student to remain at home to complete the first 24 hours of treatment. Please, do NOT send your child to school before that time window.

Please, email Nurse Mamen at mamenelvira@asmadrid.es if your child is unwell due to any of the above-mentioned circumstances so that she can communicate with you and have a follow-up on every individual case.

Administration of Medication at School

Please, do not send your child with medication at school to be taken by themselves. All medicines

(homeopathic included) should be administered at the Nurse Station.
Please, email Nurse Mamen at mamenelvira@asmadrid.es with the name of the medicine, dose, time of administration, and length of medical treatment. Students should bring their medicines to the Nurse Station for administration as soon as they arrive at school.

IF A STUDENT TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID

They can come to school if their symptoms are mild
They SHOULD NOT come to school if their symptoms include any of the following:

Fever

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Students must be fever-free for 24 hours without medication before returning to school
If they see a doctor, the doctor may recommend staying home for a few days. Other doctors may say they can come back to school.
If a student is positive when they consult the nurse, they will be asked to use a mask.

Mask use when diagnosed with COVID
Public health authorities have published the following regarding the use of face masks when dealing with COVID:

Face masks are recommended, not mandatory.
They are recommended if the patient has symptoms.
The use of a face mask is particularly important in common spaces.
If you are a close contact with a positive case but are asymptomatic, there is no need to wear a face mask.
The 10-day rule no longer applies.

If a student has covid-like symptoms

People who present mild symptoms should be cautious during social interactions, especially in proximity. Hand hygiene should be closely monitored.
If you present criteria of severity or poor evolution (feeling of shortness of breath, fever greater than 38ºC maintained for more than three days...) you should contact your Primary Care health center or 112 during weekends and holidays.

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

Mamen Elvira

Maria Pascual

Maria is a nurse at ASM. She has dark hair and a beautiful smile.

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