A note from the School Health Nurse for Primary Parents

Welcome to the new school year!

My name is Aimee Leeson and I am the School Health Nurse who visits your school.

School Health nurses support children’s healthy development and wellbeing in primary schools. We offer a free health check (School Entry Health Assessment) for all children in the year that they start school. You may recall receiving a School Entry Health Assessment form at enrolment in Kindy. If you sign and return it, I can check your child’s vision, hearing, teeth, growth, and development (Thank you to the Kindy Parents who have already returned their form!) School Health Nurses provide feedback and support to families and schools after assessment and connect you with services in the community. We promote parenting programs and help with health care plans for students with identified and chronic health needs. Additionally, we may provide advice and support for some areas of the curriculum delivery on request by the school. 

If you have a concern about your child’s health or wellbeing please contact me at aimee.leeson@health.wa.gov.au or on 0400 182 654

Immunisation - a reminder 

Maintaining a high level of immunisation within our community is very important in controlling many communicable diseases in Australia.

It is important for parents to make sure that their children have received all of the childhood vaccinations.  This includes Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), and polio vaccines as soon as your child has turned 4 years old.  If you are unsure, phone 1800 653 809.

If your child has missed out on vaccinations, a doctor or immunisation nurse can provide ‘catch-up’ vaccinations.

Make an appointment with a GP or visit the local (free) immunisation clinic run by our Child Health Nurses at the Northam Hospital- Ambulatory Care Building (Phone (08) 9690 1320 to arrange an appointment).

A note from the School Health Nurse for Secondary Parents

If you have any concerns about your child’s health, development, or well-being, please contact me through the school office, or through the contact details noted below.

School health services are an easy way for secondary students to access health care and health information for issues including;

• mental health and wellbeing
• healthy lifestyle – nutrition and physical activity
• development and growth
• relationships and sexual health and
• alcohol and other drugs.

School Health Nurses are skilled in assessing adolescent health needs.  We engage in health counselling with young people to identify issues, risks and protective factors, provide advice and brief intervention, assist with access and referral to other services, and provide follow up care. Young people can arrange an appointment to discuss health and wellbeing issues.

Young people are always encouraged and supported to talk to their parents or guardians about significant health issues.  The services provided are free and confidential.  I will be at the school with my team of nurses for the Year 7’s in Week 7 and Year 10’s in Week 8 of Term 2 for their immunisations, information will be sent out in Term 2.

If you have a concern about your child’s health or wellbeing please contact me at aimee.leeson@health.wa.gov.au or on 0400 182 654

Aimee Leeson

Clinical Nurse | School Health (Tuesday’s & Wednesday’s)

WA Country Health Service - Wheatbelt

Robinson Street, Northam WA 6401

PO Box 337, Northam WA

P (08) 96901320   M 0400 182 654

Email: Aimee.Leeson@health.wa.gov.au