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Updated (see Addendum PDF below):
Buncombe County Health and Human Services invites qualified organizations to provide School Nurse Services for both Buncombe County and Asheville City Public School Districts for fiscal year 2020.
Leading national education organizations recognize the close relationship between health and education as well as the need to foster health and well-being within the education environment for all students. School nurses play a vital role in promoting health and safety of young people. Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools have agreed upon a vision to develop a school health model that broadens the scope of school nursing and enhances the capacity to both serve more students with direct health services and provide innovative ways to better meet the health needs of students.
See the below PDF for the entire RFP.