{"id":474,"date":"2012-05-30T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T17:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athleticsnewtemp\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:55:52","slug":"ask-the-medicalstaff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/ask-the-medicalstaff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Medical Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Health Office Contact Information<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nurse Lori Kane &lt;<\/span><a href=\"mailto:lkane@nhvweb.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lkane@nhvweb.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nurse Cynthia Peck &lt;<\/span><a href=\"mailto:cpeck@nhvweb.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cpeck@nhvweb.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nurse Kristine Vitelli &lt;<\/span><a href=\"mailto:kvitelli@nhvweb.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">kvitelli@nhvweb.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Administrative Assistant Amy Attanasio &lt;<\/span><a href=\"mailto:aattanasio@nhvweb.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aattanasio@nhvweb.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phone: 908-713-4171\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fax: 908-713-4403<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Ask the Medical Staff: Sports and Intramurals<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The North Hunterdon Voorhees School District utilizes the platform Aspen. Aspen is a data management system that will hold all of your student&#8217;s academic and health information as they progress through High School. <\/span><b>This is also where students will sign up for all after school activities including after school sports, clubs, and intramurals.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To register your student for sports, intramurals, or marching band, log into your parent Aspen account and click on Page Directory on the left-hand side. Click on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Sport<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to fill out the required sports registration forms, which are explained below.\u00a0 For help navigating the North Sport section in Aspen, please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/technology\/aspen\/aspen-athletics-sign-up-tutorial\/\" class=\"local-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">click here for assistance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>To participate in Athletics at North, you will need to complete the following EACH Sports Season:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Complete the Consent for Athletic Participation Form <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(This form is completed in the Parents Aspen account and must be completed for every sports season. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/technology\/aspen\/aspen-athletics-sign-up-tutorial\/\" class=\"local-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click here for further assistance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Complete the Health History Update Form <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(This form is completed in the Parents Aspen account and must be completed for every sports season. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/technology\/aspen\/aspen-athletics-sign-up-tutorial\/\" class=\"local-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click here for further assistance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Complete the Sports Wellness Acknowledgement Form <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(This form is completed in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">STUDENTS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Aspen account and must be completed for every sports season. Athletes will click on Page Directory on the left-hand side, then click on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NH Student<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and complete the Sports Wellness Acknowledgement Form. In the form, athletes will review the Sudden Cardiac Arrest pamphlet from NJ Department of Education and the Opioid Video from NJSIAA. Make sure they click Submit at the bottom of the form so the form goes through)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">To participate in Athletics at North, you will need to complete the following ONCE per year:\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><b> &#8211; **IMPORTANT**:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The State of New Jersey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has changed its requirements surrounding the need for student physicals. For participation in Athletics\/Activities, the Nurses office does NOT need your child\u2019s full physical report. We MUST receive the above <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">linked one-page document<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> signed by your physician and dated within ONE YEAR OF THE START DATE for your sport\/activity in order to clear your child for participation!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">**Please understand that simply handing in your paperwork to the school does not constitute clearance. New Jersey State Law, still requires our school doctor to sign off on your PPE Medical Eligibility Form before granting clearance**<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IF your child needs an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/healthoffice\/files\/2014\/07\/atpstudent2012.pdf\" class=\"local-link\"><b>INHALER FORM<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/healthoffice\/files\/2016\/06\/Epinephrine-Final-Aspen-Draft-NHV.pdf\" class=\"local-link\"><b>EPI-PEN FORM<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/healthoffice\/files\/2016\/06\/Diabetic-Forms-NHV-Final.pdf\" class=\"local-link\"><b>DIABETIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FORM<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you need to have the corresponding Health forms on file with the Health Office for your child to be cleared for sports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">To participate in Athletics at North, you will need to complete the following once every TWO years:<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b style=\"color: initial\">ImPact Test &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ImPact test (concussion baseline test) will be completed online. All <\/span><b style=\"color: initial\"><i>registered<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> athletes will be sent a personalized link <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to their school email<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to complete the Impact test at home prior to the start of sports practice. Only new students or those whose test has expired will have to complete the Impact test (primarily freshmen and juniors)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have specific questions about registration or health forms, please email the school nurses: Last names A-L, email Cindy Peck at <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"mailto:cpeck@nhvweb.net\">cpeck@nhvweb.net<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and last names M-Z, email Kristine Vitelli at <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"mailto:kvitelli@nhvweb.net\">kvitelli@nhvweb.net<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with your question and we will get back to you as soon as possible to help guide you through the process.<\/span><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>How do I know if my Child\u2019s <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><b> is still valid?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All PPE forms must be dated within one calendar year of the start date of the sport\/activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example: Soccer tryouts\/start date is set for August 19th.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player A&#8217;s PPE expires on August 16th &#8211; Player A must submit a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the health office.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player B&#8217;s physical expires August 27th &#8211; Player B will be allowed to participate in Fall Sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example: Basketball tryouts\/start date is set for November 25th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player A&#8217;s PPE expires on November 24th &#8211; Player A must submit a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the health office.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player B&#8217;s physical expires on December 4th &#8211; Player B will be allowed to participate in Winter Sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example: Track and Field tryouts\/start date is set for March 10th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player A&#8217;s PPE expires on January 24th &#8211; Player A must submit a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the health office.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player B&#8217;s physical expires on March 11th &#8211; Player B will be allowed to participate in Spring Sports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>My child\u2019s physical\/PPE Form was done on August 20th last year, and due to my insurance regulations, I cannot get him another physical until August 23rd. Will my child be cleared for tryouts???<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are having this problem, please email the nurses. We will try to help get your child cleared for practice and understand the complexities of insurance. Specifically, he\/she would NOT be clear until the new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has been cleared by our school physician. When he clears your son or daughter we will allow them to participate. This usually takes between 48-72 hours to complete but can take up to one week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>My child played a fall sport. What do I need to send in for winter team tryouts???<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The parent will complete in Aspen a new <\/span><b>Health History Update<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Consent to Participate Form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for that sport. In addition, the student-athlete needs to complete the <\/span><b>Sports Wellness Acknowledgement Form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for each sports season in which they participate. No other forms are needed if your child was cleared in the fall and his or her physical was done within one calendar year of the first day of tryouts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>INTRAMURALS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>If my child wants to participte in intramurals what paperwork needs to be filled out?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your child is going to participate in an intramural sport such as weight room\/weightlifting program, speed and agility program, basketball, floor hockey, pickle ball, Frisbee, project adventure, etc. you will need to mirror the requirements above. The only difference is that in Aspen, parents will register their child under the \u201cNH Intramural\u201d section instead of the \u201cNorth Sport\u201d section. Parents will need to complete the <\/span><b>Health History Update<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Consent to Participate Form <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for each intramural in which they participate. In the Students Aspen account, they will need to complete the complete the <strong>Sports Wellness Acknowledgement Form<\/strong>. Intramural Athletes will also need to have a valid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/safety\/health\/athlete\/docs\/PPEMedicalEligibilityForm.pdf\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><b>PPE Medical Eligibility Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on file with the health office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, IF your child needs an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/healthoffice\/files\/2014\/07\/atpstudent2012.pdf\" class=\"local-link\"><b>INHALER FORM<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/healthoffice\/files\/2016\/06\/Epinephrine-Final-Aspen-Draft-NHV.pdf\" class=\"local-link\"><b>EPI-PEN FORM<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/healthoffice\/files\/2016\/06\/Diabetic-Forms-NHV-Final.pdf\" class=\"local-link\"><b>DIABETIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FORM<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you need to have the corresponding Health forms on file with the Health Office for your child to be cleared for intramurals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What if my child is playing a varsity\/sub-varsity sport and wants to participate in intramurals? For example my child is on the track team but is also involved in the lifting program for football, what paperwork do I need??<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You need all of the requirements for their current sport on file AND to also complete the Intramural <\/span><b>Consent to Participate Form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the parents Aspen account under NH Intramural section<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Office Contact Information Nurse Lori Kane &lt;lkane@nhvweb.net&gt;\u00a0 Nurse Cynthia Peck &lt;cpeck@nhvweb.net&gt;\u00a0 Nurse Kristine Vitelli &lt;kvitelli@nhvweb.net&gt;\u00a0 Administrative Assistant Amy Attanasio &lt;aattanasio@nhvweb.net&gt;\u00a0 Phone: 908-713-4171\u00a0 Fax: 908-713-4403 Ask the Medical Staff: Sports and Intramurals The North Hunterdon Voorhees School District utilizes the platform Aspen. 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