School Health

Health Services

Published: 11/4/2026 3:17 PM

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KDE’s School Health Branch is currently updating resource documents and revising its webpages. The most recently revised documents will reside on this page until our website has been restructured. At that time, we will shift their location to our new School Health webpages. If at any time there are questions regarding the content or location of regularly used documents, please reach out to our KDE School Health staff for assistance.

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District Health Coordinator Handbook ​​​

Sample District Health Coordinator Monthly Checklist​

KDE Sample District Health Coordinator Job Description​

KDE Sample School Nurse Job Description​

KDE Guidance for School Health Services Contracts​


Type 1 Diabetes – Information for Parents and Guardians

Per House Bill 141 and Senate Bill 18 (2026), a Type 1 Diabetes Information Sheet has been developed by the Kentucky Department of Education and made available for public access.

2026 Diabetes Information Sheet



Healthy Students Are Better Learners

The mission of the School Health Services team is to support districts as they support students with their health needs.  We know that there is a critical link between health and learning and the role of schools to help improve the well-being of students.

Research shows that when school districts and schools have effective policies and practices that support the health of their students and staff there are positive results:

  • Student concentration improves
  • Student behavior problems are reduced
  • Student and staff attendance increases
  • Children and adolescents develop life-long health-promoting behavior


KDE's School Health Service Area Map and Contact Info

​School Health Field Staffing​

​​Accessibility

We strive to ensure the pages of this website are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Every effort has been made to ensure the pages of this website are accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

N​ote: Some of the links on this site access non-governmental agencies.  The information on these pages is not controlled by KDE or the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ​

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​Jim Tackett
Division of District Support
Office of Finance and Operations
300 Sower Blvd. – 4th floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-5279 Ext. 4446

 jim.tackett@education.ky.gov​

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