Omak School District

Washington State Healthy Youth Survey 2025

Our school is participating in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey during fall 2025. The survey will be given to students in Grades 6th through 12 in small districts. The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, interpersonal relationships, school experiences, risk and protective factors, and access to school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communities, and State agencies to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks. Participation in the survey is voluntary and steps are taken to ensure student privacy. There are no names or codes used to link a survey back to a student.

The school nurses perform a variety of duties including:

• Assessing student health needs

• Developing and monitoring student health plans

• Staff training for medication administration and health plans

• Supervising medication administration

• Coordinating health screenings (vision, hearing, dental)

• Overseeing maintenance of student health and immunization records

• Assessment of communicable diseases

School secretaries and paraprofessionals support each school and the school nurses by performing such tasks as dispensing medication to students, providing first aid to ill or injured students, phoning parents about health concerns, and documenting health room activity.

Please call Laura or Debbie with any questions or concerns about your student’s health, school health concerns or other health-related issues.