Health & Wellness

The primary purpose of Health Services is to encourage positive health practices among all students at the Academy. Each student is responsible for their own health practices and may wish to consider the following in making choices about their lifestyle:

Healthy decision-making
Concepts of preventative medicine
Coping with stress and distress
Principles of nutrition and weight control
The effects of smoking, drugs, and alcohol
The importance of sleep
The value of personal hygiene

Health Services is available to provide the necessary information for students to make responsible decisions about their own lifestyles and health practices. Recognizing that each individual has unique needs and goals, Health Services strives to maintain and/or restore the physical and mental health of each student so that they may obtain an optimal level of wellness.

In addition, Health Services encourages communication between students and parents and works to facilitate better understanding so that the needs and goals of both parties may be satisfied.

Have Questions?

Amy Crocker, R.N., B.S.N.

Director of Health Services
Phone: 413.596.9130
Fax: 413.596.3655
Email: acrocker@wma.us

Health Services Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 4 p.m. EDT
Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. EDT

Health Services Availability
Additional Care

Health Services Availability

Health Services is staffed with registered nurses Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, with the exception of Wednesday, when hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.

At all other times, the on-call nurse can be reached by cell phone, which is given to all faculty and staff members. Students are requested to have an adult get in contact with the nurse on-call for them except in emergency situations when an adult cannot be located easily.

Additional Care

Wilbraham & Monson Academy utilizes the services of Urgent Care of Wilbraham, located at 2040 Boston Road in Wilbraham, MA. Urgent Care is staffed by board certified Emergency and Internal Medicine physicians, physician assistants and nurses. There is also an onsite fully staffed X-Ray and lab facility.

Psychological counseling is available to students by appointment. Such counseling may involve solving personal problems, making healthy decisions, and adjusting to school. Parents must assume the responsibility for paying these fees.

Required vaccines

School immunization requirements exist to protect students and members of the community from serious vaccine-preventable diseases by ensuring high vaccine rates.

WMA follows the Massachusetts Department of Public Health guidelines. Students must be up to date with required immunizations in order to attend school. A medical or religious exemption is acceptable if we receive documentation from a parent and primary care physician at the start of the academic year.

*All students entering Grades 7 and 11 will need meningococcal conjugate vaccine, MenACWY (brand names Menactra and Menveo) for school entry.

Grade 7 entry: one dose of MenACWY for all students
Grade 11 entry: one booster dose of MenACWY received on or after 16 years of age (one or more doses of MenACWY are acceptable as long as one dose was received on or after 16 years of age).

REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL ENTRY

Translated Vaccine Information Statements can be found at https://www.immunize.org/vis/.

MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) - VIS form

Two doses required, first dose given after first birthday
Minimum of four weeks between doses
Blood work showing positive titres is acceptable

DPT, DTaP, Td (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) - VIS form

Five doses mandatory for school entry
Boosters every 10 years.

Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) - VIS form

One dose required before entering grade 7

POLIO (IPV, OPV) - VIS form

Four doses mandatory for school entry.
If four doses are given before age 4, then a fifth dose is required.
Child is required to have a polio vaccine after age 4.

VARICELLA (chicken pox) - VIS form

Two doses varicella OR positive titer OR history of disease.
Minimum of four weeks between doses if age 13 or older

HEPATITIS B - VIS form

Three doses OR positive titer
Minimum four weeks between Doses 1 and 2
Minimum three months between Doses 2 and 3

MenACWY (Menactra or Menveo) - VIS form

Grade 7 entry: One dose of MenACWY for all students
Grade 11 entry: One booster dose of MenACWY received on or after age 16 (one or more doses of MenACWY are acceptable as long as one dose was received on or after age 16).

Recommended Vaccines (may be administered at WMA if requested):