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Wellness Program

Our Mission:

To ensure ACS is a Safe place and to have all members of our community; students, faculty, and support staff, dedicated to taking the steps necessary to live a healthy life and reach their optimal performance.

 

What are we doing?

* A fully equipped health center which takes care of different medical needs

* Screening of vision, hearing, heights and weights for all

* Follow up and well connected health center with all medical centers in town

* First aid and CPR classes for staff during professional development days

* Complete physical for drivers including vision and hearing treatments

* Physical check up for new teachers

* Bus drivers trained under Smart Drivers

* Bus drivers certified First Aid and CPR

* First aid and referrals is extended to cover after school activities

 

What will we be doing?

* Become a site affiliated with American Heart Association, through King Hussein Cancer Center to train and certify our community on first aid and CPR

* Health Center connected to different institutions

  • Hospitals
  • Specialists
  • Nutrition Centers
  • Gyms

* Providing panel discussions and informative sessions to parents and school according to the required subjects by school community

* Create a blog where we can provide information to our community as well as keep channels of communication open to satisfy their needs.

* Internist available Tuesdays from 2-4 PM

  • Give physicals for students
  • Check on health of faculty and staff
  • Provide flu shots upon request

* Titmus Machine : Allows nurse to check vision; color vision and astigmatism

 

Who are we?

Representatives from all areas of ACS' community

Parents, board members, nurses, teachers, and counselors

We hope you take advantage of these new additions that will help us all build a stronger, healthier community.

For more information regarding our Wellness Program and other health related information, please visit the Health Center's blog: http://acshealthcenter.blogspot.com/

 

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