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Welcome to March and National Nutrition Month. School nurses are well aware there are children in our communities who are food-insecure, have inadequate amounts of healthy foods to eat, and are often hungry. According to No Kid Hungry, more than 16 million children in America live in households that struggle to put food on the table. The Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need, through their Cooking Matters program, with nutritious food and teaches their families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. Learn more at the Cooking Matters website. Thank you for working hard to meet even the most basic health needs of students. Carolyn Duff, MS, RN, NCSN, President of NASN |
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NASN 2015 School Nurse Survey - Complete by March 10, 2015
NASN wants to hear from all school nurses! Your input is important to see what you are doing and where NASN is performing well and needs to improve. The survey is open to all NASN members and ALL nurses working in schools (head start/pre-k through high school), so please feel free to pass the survey along to other nurses who work in schools and may not be NASN members. All participating school nurses are eligible for at least 2 prizes! NASN members are eligible for all 4 prizes! Access the survey.
Scholarships are "proudly sponsored by Lysol® - our Healthy Habits Program provides free resources to teachers everywhere to help them keep classrooms healthy." Webinar Archive on Setting School Nursing Practice Priorities Available
The third webinar in NASN's Winter Webinar series, Let's Talk School Nursing!, So Much to Do - What Do I Do Next? - Setting Priorities and a Look at Competencies, is available online. In this archived webinar, learn about setting priorities based on competencies and standards, all while caring for the whole child.
Tune in to NASN Radio for Managing Student's Insulin During the School Day
In this segment learn more about insulin types, insulin storage, and the ways school nurses can help students manage their insulin during the school day. Listen Now!
NASN Seeks Stories from School Nurses Focused on Chronic Absenteeism
There is a lot of buzz regarding student absenteeism. We know school nurses help keep kids in school. NASN is looking for school nurses who have focused their attention to address chronic absenteeism in their school and who are willing to share their story. If interested please contact Erin Maughan: emaughan@nasn.org.
Browse Job Opportunities for School Nurses on NASN.org
NASN has recently placed new employment listings in the NASN Employment Center. Browse the employment center.
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School Nurses in the News
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Annual 2: Expanding Roles for School Nurses in Midstate Schools
The Sentinel (cumberlink.com)/Pennsylvania
NASN member Carol Madden, head school nurse for Big Spring High School (Carlisle [PA] Area School District), said, "the job is unpredictable but has evolved in the past 10 or so years. There is a significant number of students in school who need medical care ... Another major change is the participation in the students assistance team, which includes state-mandated counselors and other staff members available to help students with a mental health issue." Access the article.
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National News That Matters to You
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Many More Low-Income Children Starting the Day with School Breakfast
School breakfast continues to make significant gains in communities across the U.S., according to two new analyses by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). Research demonstrates the profound impact school breakfast has on improving nutrition and ensuring children start the day ready to learn. Read the report about school breakfast. See what your state is doing about school breakfast.
What is the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act?
Millions of low-income children benefit from the healthy food provided by the child nutrition programs in school, afterschool, and summer programs. Reauthorization provides an opportunity to improve and strengthen the child nutrition and school meal programs so they better meet the needs of our nation's children. Learn more.
Progress on Children Eating More Fruit, Not Vegetables
CDC VitalsignsTM, August 2014
The amount of whole fruit children ate increased by 67 percent from 2003 to 2010 and replaced fruit juice as the main contributor of fruit to children's diets. Experts recommend that most fruit come from whole fruit, not juice. The amount of vegetables children ate did not change from 2003 to 2010. Learn more and access infographic and fact sheet.
FDA Drug Safety Communication
In an effort to reduce the serious risk of infection spread through sharing of multi-dose diabetes pen devices intended for single patient use only, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring additional label warnings prohibiting sharing of these injectable medicines. Insulin pens and pens for other injectable diabetes medicines should never be shared among patients, even if the needle is changed. Access the FDA announcement.
Medicaid and CHIP Assist with Student's Dental Needs
Did you know that Medicaid and CHIP can help your students with their dental needs? Did you know that Medicaid and CHIP are required to provide transportation? NASN has created a Medicaid and CHIP Dental Insurance By State provider locator index for members. Access this index. [Note: This information can also be accessed on insurekidsnow.gov by selecting your state and browsing to 'Getting Dental Care.']
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School Nurses: The Voice for Children's Health
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NASN Attends Briefing About Title VIII of Nursing Workforce Development Programs
NASN recently attended a Congressional briefing centered around the importance of Title VIII of the Nursing Workforce Development Programs and its reauthorization in this Congress. The briefing and reception was hosted by the Nursing Community, a coalition of 61 national professional nursing organizations that builds consensus and advocates on numerous issues on health care and nursing. Learn more. |
Final Rule: Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals
Federal Register (The Daily Journal of the United States Government)
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) required the USDA to establish professional standards for school nutrition personnel who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs on both the state and local levels. The final rule by the Food and Nutrition Service (March 2, 2015) establishes minimum professional standards for school nutrition personnel who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Access the final rule.
Webinar - Connecting Chronic Health Conditions with School Attendance: Improving Data Collection and Use
March 17, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Eastern
This webinar highlights the relationship between chronic health conditions and absenteeism and the collection and use of attendance data in the management of chronic conditions in schools. The speakers (including NASN) discuss absenteeism as a barrier to learning, share information and examples of tracking students with chronic conditions, and demonstrate reduced absences through efforts that improve student health, and offers guidance to begin work in this area. Register now!
Celebrate the 12th Annual National Healthy Schools Day
April 7, 2015
National Healthy Schools Day, coordinated by Healthy Schools Network in partnership with many agencies and organizations (NASN), promotes the use of EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools guidance as well as other EPA environmental health guidelines and programs for schools and children's health. See what you can do at your school.
Webnar - Who's Leading the Leading Health Indicators: Mental Health
March 19, 2015, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Eastern
This webinar explores progress being made to address mental health issues in our country. Individuals with untreated mental health disorders are at high risk for many unhealthy and unsafe behaviors, including alcohol or drug abuse, violent or self-destructive behavior, and suicide; and mental health disorders can have harmful and long-lasting effects for people living with the disorder and for their families, schools, workplaces, and communities. Register Now!
Safety Dance Contest- A Chance to Win $10,000 for Your School
Enter by March 16, 2015
Film your K-5 students dancing to the KidSmartz version of the hit 80's song "The Safety Dance." The KidSmartz remix teaches students the four rules of personal safety as they dance and sing along. The contest lets students show off their dancing skills for a chance to win $10,000. KidSmartz is a child safety program created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®. Learn more.
Get the Flood Toolkit
Which of the following does NOT cause a flood?
1. Tropical storms and hurricanes 3. New construction
2. Spring thaw and melting snow 4. They can all cause floods
Find the answer on graphic 3 and learn more in the Flood Toolkit.
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NASN's Calendar of Events lists upcoming events for school nursing professionals. Events happening soon include:
NASN Winter Webinar
To Delegate or Not to Delegate - That Is the Question!
March 11, 2015, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern
Maryland Association of School Health Nurses Conference
March 14, 2015
Ocean City, Maryland
Somerset County School Nurses Association Spring Meeting
March 18, 2015
Green Brook, New Jersey
School Nurse Emergency Triage Training (SETT)
March 21, 2015
Stevenson, Washington
School Nurse Emergency Triage Training (SETT)
March 26, 2015
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners Annual Conference
March 27 - 29. 2015
State College, Pennsylvania
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