Individualized Health Plan
- Describes how your child’s health status will be monitored during school and which staff members will be responsible for monitoring. (Who will do what?).
- Ensures that the school has the proper authorizations and resources to carry out the IHP.
- Clarifies which medications your child needs during the school day, when and where the medications will be kept and administered, and by whom (e.g., in the Nurse’s office? Classroom?).
- Clarifies what constitutes a medical emergency for your child.
- Includes a clearly detailed emergency plan.
- Establishes a basis for ongoing teamwork, communication, & evaluation between family, school and your child’s healthcare providers.
- Addresses fitness goals and safe participation in physical education class, sports, field trips and other special events
- Includes staff training and peer sensitization
- An Asthma Action Plan is a type of an IHP