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"Students don't raise their hands in class and say, I'm feeling anxious or stressed or depressed." ~ A quote from Mary Ann Gapinski in the NASN Radio program Identifying Behavioral Health Disorders. Listen to this broadcast.
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The holiday season is approaching and the excitement is building as we look forward to happy celebrations with family and friends. As school nurses we know that holiday anticipation is not joyful for all students and instead brings stress, fears, and even sadness for some. As you plan to listen to and support those special students and their families, please take advantage of the NASN online learning course to reinforce your knowledge and skills related to the behavioral health of children and adolescents. Strengthen your roles in school mental health teams to deliver quality services to students to help them prepare for self-care during the holiday season. Thank you for the care you give all year long. Carolyn Duff, MS, RN, NCSN, President of NASN |
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Article Provides a Review of Adolescent Depression Prevention Programs
Studies reviewed in this article were conducted in the school environment by professionals and/or school staff. This article is relevant to school nurses who are instrumental in bridging the gap between the planning and developing of prevention programs and translation into the real-world school environment. Access The Journal of School Nursing abstract. [NOTE: NASN members can access the full article. Learn how to activate your online subscription.] (login required)
New Resources to Reduce Excessive Anxiety in Children on the Horizon
NASN recently joined a development workgroup to refine an intervention for school nurses to reduce student anxiety called CALM - Child Anxiety Learning Modules. This project, in the first of three years, is being lead by the University of Connecticut Health Center and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, funded by the Department of Education's Institute of Educational Sciences. Pilot testing with school nurses will refine the resources (e.g., a manual with a sample IHP, intervention strategies, student & family handouts, and an evaluation plan to measure health outcomes). Updates on this project will be shared with other mental health resources on NASN.org.
Discover Concrete Methods to Crystallize Your Presentations
In NASN's newest online learning program, The Art of Prezentation, learn how to deliver more professional presentations and have your attendees remember your information. Use these skills to educate staff, students and parents; promote health and safety practices to administration; and deliver community outreach. Learn more.
NASN School Nurse Announces 2015 Issue Themes and Call for Manuscripts
The NASN School Nurse, the clinical resource journal for NASN, has announced the issue themes for 2015, as well as a call for manuscripts. Learn more. |
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School Nurses in the News
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Delaware to Open Downstate Detox Center & Addictions Website
Delaware Online
NASN member Rebecca King and her daughter provided testimonials that are available on the new Delaware addictions website, Help is Here, designed to be a road-map for addicts and their friends and loved ones looking for proper treatment placements. The new website coincides with the new detox center, which will be the only state-funded detoxification center to serve drug addicts and alcoholics seeking recovery in downstate Delaware. Access the article.
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National News That Matters to You
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Lessons From Ebola: How Schools Can Stay Healthy
Education Week
While preventing the spread of influenza should be a top health priority, there is another infectious disease that's causing greater concern in the United States these days: Ebola. With news of the first-ever confirmed cases diagnosed in the United States, media reporting, speculation, and a real lack of understanding of the risks have fueled fears. Access the article.
Healthy Playground Makeover Sweepstakes
Enter your school to win a new playground. The new playground comes with a $30,000 grant (gear & cash) to encourage healthy, outdoor play. Two grand prize packages will be given away, one to a Title 1 school and the other to any eligible school entered. More entries cast on behalf of a school increases that school's chances of winning. Learn more or enter to win.
In Remembrance
Donna L. Travis
1927-2014
Former NASN President Donna Travis passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014. Among her many professional accomplishments, she also worked as a school nurse for Wichita Public Schools and later became coordinator of Health Services for USD 259. She convinced doctors, dentists, and optometrists to provide assistance for children with health problems in school. She served as President of NASN in 1978. Share condolences.
Stephen Embree Barnett, M.D.
1941-2014
Dr. Stephen Barnett passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014. For more than 40 years as a pediatrician, he was an advocate for children's health and school-based primary care; devoted to advocating and promoting the valuable role public school systems play as a principal foundation for our nation's preventive health efforts and to better integrate schools and medical care for that purpose. Share Condolences.
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School Nurses: The Voice for Children's Health
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NASN Participates at Hong Kong School Nurses General Assembly Meeting
NASN Director of Research, Erin Maughan, was an invited speaker at the Hong Kong School Nurses General Assembly Meeting on October 23, 2014. This meeting was followed by the Biennial Regional School Health Congress held in Macau on October 24, 2014. Erin presented on data, research, and other evidence being collected in the United States related to school nursing. The Regional Coordinator of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health from the World Health Organization also spoke at the Regional Meeting in Macau about the role schools have in impacting the health of adolescents and their families. Learn more about this meeting. |
Self-Paced Course Provides In-Depth Suicide Prevention Education
Plan, Prepare, Prevent: The SOS Online Gatekeeper Training Module from Screening for Mental Health is a 90-minute, self-paced course to help school nurses prepare to implement an evidence-based suicide prevention program in their community. With sponsorship from the National Association of School Nurses, all learners will receive 1.5 contact hours upon completion. To register contact: youth@mentalhealthscreening.org
Learn more about this course.
November is National Diabetes Month
NASN, an organizational partner of the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), is proud to support National Diabetes Month 2014. This year's theme is "Be Smart About Your Heart: Control the ABCs of Diabetes" to help adults with diabetes learn they are at greater risk for heart disease, and also how they can lower that risk by managing the diabetes ABCs: the A1C test, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Stop Smoking. Learn more and access resources.
Asthma Medication in School - Access and Barriers
An interactive briefing on November 14, 2:00 p.m. Eastern
The American Lung Association has developed an issue brief, Improving Access to Asthma Medication in Schools: Laws, policies, practices and recommendations, that examines the policies and practices in schools, and makes recommendations on ways that schools, families and communities can better ensure that all students have quick, reliable access to the medications they need to stay healthy, in school and ready to learn. Space is limited. Register today!
Smile Smarts! A Dental Health Curriculum for Preschool through 8th Grade
This dental health curriculum, from the American Dental Association, offers modular lesson plans, support materials, hands-on classroom demonstrations, student activity sheets, and suggestions for future dental health activities. Learn more about this curriculum and others on NASN's Oral Health Connections website.
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NASN's Calendar of Events lists upcoming events for school nursing professionals. Events happening soon include:
Virginia Association of School Nurses Fall Conference
November 7-8, 2014
Colorado Association of School Nurses Conference
November 7-9, 2014
Texas School Nurses Organization 12th Annual Conference
November 14-16, 2014
Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in School
November 14, 2014, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (CT)
USD #259 School Service Training Room, Wichita, KS
Delaware School Nurse Association Fall Conference
November 15, 2014
Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in School
November 15, 2014, 7:30 AM - 4:15 PM (MT)
South Valley Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Albuquerque, NM, US
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The NASN Weekly Digest is an e-news communication of the National Association of School Nurses, Inc. (NASN) sent weekly to NASN members and subscribers. This weekly communication is designed to keep school nurse professionals informed of news, issues, events, and activities related to or affecting school nursing practice.
Although NASN refers to and/or may provide direct access to documents and resources other than those owned or developed by NASN, NASN is not responsible for the content, format, accuracy or availability of such. In addition, NASN does not have any editorial or other control over those materials. In addition, NASN reserves the right to make necessary changes to NASN owned and developed materials without notice.
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