School Health — Students with Special Health Needs

The following classroom resources are being provided for teachers to use in addressing individual student health needs: 

• Anaphylaxis (Food Allergies)
• Asthma (PDF, 208KB)
• Brain Injury (PDF, 208KB)
• Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) (PDF, 63KB)
• Diabetes (PDF, 190KB)
• Eczema (PDF, 346KB)
• Epilepsy (PDF, 244KB)
• Food Allergies (PDF, 48KB)
• Head Lice (PDF, 353KB)
• Headaches and Migraines (PDF, 220KB)
• Hemophilia (PDF, 408KB)
• HIV / AIDS (PDF, 132KB)
• Impetigo (PDF, 205KB)
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (PDF, 205KB)
• Latex Allergy (PDF, 104KB)
• Lead Poisoning (PDF, 564KB)
• Sickle Cell (PDF, 246KB)
• Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) Skin Infections
•  (outside source)
• Substance Abuse (PDF, 327KB)
• Vision and Hearing Difficulties (PDF, 67KB)

The Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) provides resources for teachers of students with special health needs. These mental health fact sheets define certain disorders as well as list the symptoms and behaviors. The fact sheets also provide instructional strategies and classroom accommodations for the identified disorders. To access these resources please visit https://user.macmh.org/Login.aspx (outside source) to create an account. Once you have created an account, you will need to login and hover your cursor over Youth and Family at the top of the page and select Mental Health Fact Sheets. Once you arrive at the page, please read, and agree to the MACMH Usage and Content Agreement for the use of the information. For questions, please contact MACMH by emailing info@macmh.org or calling 1-800-528-4511.