AUSTIN & FORT WORTH, TX, May 10, 2023 – School Nurses advocate for the health and wellness of every campus community with compassion, warmth, and a smile. That’s why Goodside Health calls on schools, students, families, and community partners across the nation to celebrate those who care for our students this 2023 School Nurse Day.

“Goodside Health’s school-based health services couldn’t exist without the dedication and support of School Nurses,” said Goodside Health CEO Brian White. “They continuously find ways to create safe and healthy spaces for learning, and we’re grateful that that so many choose to make SchoolMed a part of their school day.”

By increasing access to care in the trusted setting of the school health room, SchoolMed has increased classroom time by an estimated 202,000 hours for the more than 1.1 million students it serves during so far during the 2022/23 school year.

Through SchoolMed, Goodside Health partners with schools and their health rooms to close the gaps in children’s healthcare with a program designed to keep healthy students in class and creates a pathway for sick children to get back to health as quickly as possible.

“School Nurses helped students get care through our telehealth program an amazing 16,000-plus times this school year,” added White. “The dedication they show to their campuses is an inspiration to everyone at Goodside Health.”

Click here to see Goodside Health’s Message of Thanks to School Nurses in recognition of 2023 School Health Nurses Day.

Congratulations #CelebrateSchoolNurses Winners

After dozens of video submissions from students, families, and colleagues across Texas and Florida, Goodside Health is excited to announce the winning submitters and schools from the 2023 #CelebrateSchoolNurses campaign.

Congratulations to:

• Austwell-Tivoli ISD & School Nurse Sarah Maiden (Submitted by Clarissa Villarreal)
• Fort Worth ISD & School Nurse Margaret Gant (Submitted by The Blocker Family)
• Wortham ISD & School Nurse Reagan Bates (Submitted by Tonya Rissmiller)

Each winning submitter receives a $100 Visa Gift Card, and the schools of the nominated school nurses receive a $250 donation for school health supplies.

The #CelebrateSchoolNurses promotion required participants to send in a short video highlighting reasons they appreciated their school nurses from April 17-April 30. Winners were selected by randomized drawing of eligible submissions and notified directly of their selection prior to this release. Schools will receive their $250 donation by December 31, 2023. Learn more at goodsidehealth.com/celebrateschoolnurses.

Goodside Health thanks everyone for their commitment to #CelebrateSchoolNurses!