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Preventive and emergency school-based health services are provided to public school children in grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12).

Services are provided in accordance with a local School Health Services Plan jointly developed by the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Orange County School District and Orange County School Health Advisory Committee.

School-based health services are an important component of the public health system and help to assure that Florida's students are healthy, in the classroom, and ready to learn.

School nurses enhance health within the school and community by providing health appraisals, nursing assessments, nutrition assessments, preventive dental services, periodic health screenings, health counseling, referral and follow-up of suspected or confirmed health problems, emergency health services, and promoting activities to reduce risk-taking behaviors . 

School nurses also collaborate with parents, teachers, social workers, and other health care providers to develop care plans, identify available health resources, and identify the need for health referrals to address specific health problems discovered through mandated health screenings and assessments. 

Electronic Copies of Your Child's Immunization Record Now Available

Need a copy of your child's shot record for school? Now you can download and print a PDF version for use at schools and child care centers. To learn how we have put together this handy guide: Parents 680 Form Retrieval Guide (PDF 356kb). Follow the instructions in the guide to download your child's shot record.

Clinic Hours:

The Immunization Clinic opens at 7:30am. Clients are encouraged to arrive early to obtain a walk-in ticket. The Immunization Clinic is located at: 832 West Central Blvd, Room 298A, Orlando, Florida 32805 - (407) 836-2502.

Note: The Immunization Clinic is closed the 2nd Friday of each month.

Due to the high demand for immunization services, no appointments are given. Immunization services are provided on a walk-in basis only. The number of tickets issued is determined by daily staffing levels. If the maximum daily number of tickets are issued prior to 2:00pm no further tickets will be issued. Tickets will continue to be issued until 2:00pm if the maximum number of tickets has not been issued. Seating in the immunization clinic is limited therefore we ask that only the client(s) receiving immunizations and necessary adults accompanying them visit the clinic.Thank you for your cooperation.

Items needed for an immunization visit

• Most recent immunization records
• If vaccinations are needed, please bring the child in to receive immunizations, (many parents/guardians do not bring the child because they believe they do not need vaccinations)
• Clients 17 years of age and younger must be accompanied by one of the following adults:
  • Parent, Grandparent, Step-parent, Uncle, Aunt, Sister or Brother
  • Legal guardians must present the most recent court ordered paperwork.
  • Non-related adults accompanying clients 17 years of age and younger must present an original notarized letter signed by the parent or legal guardian.
• All clients presenting to the immunization clinic for the first time must present one of the following items:
  • Original Birth Certificate
  • Original Social Security Card
  • Original, non-expired driver’s license
  • Original, non-expired state ID
  • Original, non-expired passport
  • Original, non-expired military ID
• Valid, government-issued photo identification must be presented at each visit by:
  • Clients who are 18 years of age and older
  • Adults accompanying clients who are 17 years of age and younger
• The following forms of identification are accepted by the Immunization Program:
  • Original, non-expired driver’s license
  • Original, non-expired state ID
  • Original, non-expired passport
  • Original, non-expired military ID

Clients needing immunization records faxed in: The Immunization clinic must receive faxed immunization records no later than 12 noon (Eastern Standard Time) in order to service a client on the same day. Please visit the medical records department on 1st floor to obtain immunization records via fax.

Shot Records

Parents are encouraged to check their student's shot records throughout the school year so they do not have to wait until July or August to have them immunized. The 7th grade shot can be given as early as 7 years old if there have been 5 years since the last DTAP.