School Health

The Kane County Health Department is pleased to provide Kane County schools with resources to implement the Illinois Emergency Epinephrine Act. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is very serious and can be life-threatening. This law permits Illinois schools to keep on hand a supply of potentially life-saving epinephrine auto-injectors, more commonly known as “EpiPens.”

If your school would like to request prescriptions through the Kane County Health Department, please review the Letter to Schools with Instructions for Obtaining a Prescription for Undesignated Epinephrine and complete the Request for Undesignated Epinephrine Auto-Injectors for School Use form with your school district/school information. Email the completed forms to Katie Glomp and Theresa Knauf at: glompkatie@kanecountylL.gov and knauftheresa@kanecountyil.gov.

IDPH Epinephrine Laws and Rules

Free EpiPens for public and private kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high schools in the U.S which have a valid prescription for the auto-injectors

Free epinephrine nasal spray for schools

Extended Family Support Program/Kinship Navigator Program

Helps relative caregivers care for their relative's children with:

links to resources
enrollment in school
help with entitlement programs
cash assistance

To inquire about receiving EFSP services, call the DCFS Hotline at 1-800-252-2873 and say, "I am caring for my relative’s child. I have been caring for them for more than 14 days. The child is not being abused or neglected but I need help. I would like to be referred to the Extended Family Support Program."

Immigration

Immigration and resources for undocumented residents

IDPH School Health Program

School Health Technical Assistance and Training
School Health Center Program
Socio-Emotional and Developmental Screening
Forms, Laws and Publications
IDPH School Health Program available here
Contact IDPH Medical Services Division

Lead

KCHD Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Pediatric Lead Poisoning High-Risk Zip Codes
IDPH: Childhood Lead Risk Questionnaire

Medicaid-Eligible Student Supports

Illinois Medicaid School-Based Health Services (SBHS) Program Changes Frequently Asked Questions for School Health and Mental Health Service Providers

Naloxone and Overdose Prevention

As of January 1, 2024, public, charter, and nonpublic schools are required to maintain a supply of an opioid antagonist.

IDPH: Illinois Opioid Overdose Reversal Agent Standardized Procedure
IDPH: Opioid Overdose Reversal Agent Standing Order

The Kane County Health Department can provide schools with free naloxone and training. Request naloxone and/or training.

Opioid Overdose, Naloxone and Fentanyl Information for Schools
Fentanyl Toolkit for Schools

Special Health Needs

KCHD Information and Referral Program & Free Neuropsychological Evaluations
UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children

Suicide Prevention Resources

Suicide prevention programs and interventions for school settings
A toolkit to help middle and high schools respond to a student suicide death
Information to help high school teachers and mental health providers prevent suicide
Tools to help parents, caregivers, and educators support kids' behavioral well-being

Tobacco and Vaping

Tobacco and Vaping Prevention Resources for Schools

Type-1 Diabetes

ISBE Student and Family Resources

Each school district and charter school is required by law to post this document on its website, if a website is maintained.

Webinars for Schools and Daycares

Preventing Infectious Diseases in Childcare Settings: A Webinar for Childcare Providers

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

​Albuterol

Cardiac Emergency Response Plan

Child Abuse

Child Health Exam Form

Communicable Disease & Immunizations

Crisis Helplines

Epinephrine

Extended Family Support Program/Kinship Navigator Program​