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 School Dismissal Monitoring System
From the CDC and the Department of Education
Report on novel influenza A (H1N1)-related school or school district dismissals - click here.
• Preparing for the Flu - Communication Toolkit for Schools (Grades K-12). Click here for toolkit.
• H1N1 policy guidance for K-12 schools, teachers, administrators, and parents (CDC). Click here for document.
• CDC H1N1 vaccine recommendations. Click here to read CDC press release.
• Stay tuned to NASN's Pandemic Flu page. Click here to access.
• Stay tuned to NASN's Seasonal Flu page. Click here to access.
• Check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site for updates: Click here to access.
Featured Content & Announcements
NASN Launches Voices of Meningitis! The Voices of Meningitis campaign launches on Monday, August 24th, encouraging parents to talk to their school nurse about meningitis prevention and vaccination.
The campaign's website features public service announcements, information about meningococcal meningitis and vaccination, and video tributes from meningitis survivors and parents who lost children to the disease. Also available on the site are a brochure and disease fact sheet that can be downloaded and shared with your students and their parents.
Click here to read the press release about this campaign, which includes access to the campaign's website.
School-Located Influenza Immunization School Kit
The school kit, available on the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) website is a comprehensive collection of information, best practices, and lessons learned from health departments working with schools to conduct school-located influenza immunization clinics. It is a valuable resource for schools preparing to partner with health departments. It does not have all the answers and some topic areas are empty. But as more programs are conducted, NACCHO anticipates the school kit will continue to expand. Read more.
ANA and NASN Speak Out Against Permitting Unlicensed School Employees to Administer Insulin to California Schoolchildren
Click here to read the news release from ANA
Mississippi School Nurses Lead the Way
400+ School Nurses Participate in Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
Read more . . .
Call for Trainers
NASN is seeking 20 school nurses to become trainers for the 1-day School Nurse Managing Asthma Triggers Program (MAT). Click here for more information or to apply.
 Are you ready for back to school?
School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text, edited by Janice Selekman, DNSc, RN is a great resource for your practice. It highlights the role of the school nurse in coordinating a comprehensive school health program. Read more or order your copy today for only $79.00 (+ s/h).
NASN Educational Advancement Awards
NASN is now accepting applications for Educational Advancement Awards. For award guidelines and a link to the online application process, click here.
NASN Advocacy Education Award
NASN is now accepting applications for the Advocacy Education Award. For award guidelines and a link to the online application process, click here.
Sexting Prevention Flyer
Sexting can result in damaged reputations and loss of self-esteem, as well as potential charges of production and distribution of child pornography. To aid educators and parents in the prevention of youth sexting, click here to download and distribute NetSmartz Workshop’s Sexting Prevention Flyer to better inform students and their parents about the issue. For more information, please contact Laurie Nathan of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at lnathan@ncmec.org.
NASN Invites You to Submit an Abstract to Present
Deadline for oral presentation submissions September 04, 2009
NASN seeks expertise and evidence-based resources and tools for our 2010 Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Click here to submit your abstract or learn how today.
Free CNE For School Nurses: Recognizing Central Precocious Puberty in Children This educational activity will provide clinicians with information on diagnostic factors and potential predictors of central precocious puberty in young girls and boys. The activity will highlight current issues so that school nurses may better screen central precocious puberty, and when to refer children to pediatricians or endocrinologists. Click here to access.
Smart Moves, Smart Choices Dr. Drew Pinsky recently teamed up with NASN and PriCara®, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., on the “Smart Moves, Smart Choices” program, conducting TV and radio interviews across the country to educate parents and teens about the dangers of abusing prescription medications. Click here to view an interview visit. Click here to access the “Smart Moves, Smart Choices” program and toolkit. |