NCVA Annual Health Notification
SY 21-22
Annual Health Notification
NCDHHS Child Care Resource
Vaccinations
NC Vaccination Requirements SY 21-22
Booster vaccinations are required for students entering 7th and and 12th grades.
Access the full list of immunizations required in North Carolina by visiting:
https://www.immunize.nc.gov/family/nc_immnz_requirements.htm
Meningococcal Disease-NEW Requirements
HPV
Influenza
Additional Health Considerations
Domestic Violence
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Suicide Prevention
Text support: Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, about any type of crisis (including COVID19, self harm, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation)
· Call 911 with any life-threatening emergencies, including thoughts or plans of suicide and self-harm.
Mental Health Support
- Call Hope4NC at 8-55-587-3463
- NC Alcohol and Drug Council: 1-800-688-4232
NC COVID-19 Information Hub
Natural Disaster Preparedeness
- Know your Zone in the event that an evacuation is necessary.
- Dial 9-1-1
- Red Cross
- National Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 24 hrs/day
Safe Surrender Law
NC Safe Surrender Law
North Carolina’s Safe Surrender Law allows a parent to surrender a newborn up to seven days old to a responsible adult without the parent providing his or her name. Safe Surrender is legal and aims to prevent newborns from being hurt or abandoned.
Why is the Safe Surrender Law Necessary?
The law, passed in 2001, is intended to prevent newborn abandonment and homicide. The risk of law provides parents in crisis who feel they have no other choice a way to surrender their baby safely without providing the parents’ name.
How to Safely Surrender Your Newborn
Your best options for a Safe Surrender contact include:
- Health care provider
- Law enforcement officer
- Social services worker
- Emergency medical personnel
Need More Info?
For more information about the Safe Surrender Law or if you are pregnant or parenting a newborn and would like to learn about help and services available for someone who may feel unable to care for a newborn, please contact your local Department of Social Services.
Help at the School Level
Paige Adams, Student Resource Coordinator, LCSW- padams@ncvacademy.org
Whitney Cress, K-8 Counselor- whcress@ncvacademy.org
High School Counselors (Assigned by student's last name)
Katie Beck (A-F)- kbeck@ncvacademy.org
Nicole Hairston (G-N)- nihairston@ncvacademy.org
Erin Farmer (M-Z)- erfarmer@ncvacademy.org
North Carolina Virtual Academy
Website: ncva.k12.com
Location: 4220 NC Highway 55, Suite 130, Durham, NC 27713
Phone: 919-346-0121