Mission Statement
The mission of the Office of School and Adolescent Health is to improve the health of all students and adolescents in New Mexico.
For more information
on our programs, projects, the “Head to Toe” conference, and technical assistance, please contact us.
School Nursing
School Health Manual 
www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org
Sports Physical Form
www.nmact.org www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/resources/forms.htm
Asthma in the Schools Resource Manual
www.nmhealth.org/eheb/asthma_schoolhealth.shtml
Link to be posted soon
Pandemic Flu (H1N1 Flu) Toolkit
www.nmhealth.org/H1N1/index.shtml
Pandemic Flu Information
www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
Immunization Requirements & Exemption Form www.immunizenm.org/sched.shtml
School Nurse Evaluation Forms
www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/shm_01.pdf
Standing Orderswww.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/shm_15.pdf
School Nurse Services Medicaid Billinghttp://www.immunizenm.org/sched.shtml
www.hsd.state.nm.us/mad/HSchoolHealthDetail.html
School Nurse Evaluation Forms www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/shm_01.pdf
School Nurse Licensure Application www.ped.state.nm.us/Licensure/index.html
School Nurse Licensure and Competencies
www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.063.0002.htm
Students’ Right to Self- Manage Asthma in the School Setting
www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.012.0002.htm
Students’ Right to Self Manage Diabetes in the School Setting www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.012.0008.htm
Vision Screening www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0
Sections 24-1-31 NMSA, 24-1-32 NMSA, 66-6-6.3 NMSA, 22-13-30 NMSA
New Mexico Nurse Practice Act www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/_title16/T16C012.htm
School Nurse Emergency On-line Training www.hsc.unm.edu/emermed/PED/school_rn/school_rn.shtml
Blood Borne Pathogens www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/shm_17.pdf
Diabetes Educational Modules for School Staff
Link to be posted soon
School Nurse Advisory Committee
The New Mexico School Nurse Advisory Committee (SNAC) includes school nurse leadership from across the state and has the following functions:
- Provides information and feedback to the Department of Health (DOH) and Public Education Department (PED).
- Influences and impacts issues important to school nursing and school health.
- Educates school administrators about health issues and laws relating to school health.
- Shares information with other school nurses.
“School nurses support the health and educational success of students.”
-- Trudy Perry, School Health Advocate, RN SHA Region 2)
Copyright 2009 New Mexico Department of Health - OASH