The Health Services Department is part of Education Services. It provides consultation, collaboration, coordination and in-service training in health and environment issues that affect students, staff, schools, and the community. Assistance is provided in the following areas: mandated screening, immunization, substance abuse, AIDS, medically fragile students, alternative education, communicable disease, exposure control plan for blood borne pathogens, employee wellness, nutrition, child abuse, policies and procedures and staff development for district school nurses.