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The month of September marks the beginning of another school year and also provides an opportunity to practice a bit differently. During September, as we recognize National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, let's offer proactive steps to encourage students to eat healthy meals, add exercise to daily activities, and encourage all around healthy activities. School nurses influence children, families, and communities to make healthy lifestyle choices. The NASN Position Statement, Overweight and Obesity in Youth in Schools - The Role of the School Nurse, identifies actions for the school nurse to assist students.
Thank you for helping your students to make healthy choices.
Beth Mattey, MSN, RN, NCSN
President of NASN
BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING.™
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Childhood Obesity Courses Specific to School NursingBuild on your current skill set in addressing and intervening on the implications of childhood obesity. Three courses related to this topic are available in the NASN Learning Center. Learn more. Carbohydrate Counting For Students With Diabetes In this NASN Radio broadcast, learn ways to support students and educate the school community on the importance of carb counting for children with diabetes. Sponsored by Lilly DiabetesSchool Nurse Childhood Obesity Toolkit (SCOT)
Coming Soon!
The School Nurse Childhood Obesity Toolkit (SCOT) will be available soon in the NASN Bookstore. This toolkit provides the framework and resources that identify the role of the school nurse in the intervention and management of overweight and obese youth. Learn more. Tell Us What You Think! LAST CHANCE to participate!NASN's proposed Framework for 21st Century School Nursing is in development. Your feedback is vital! Please read about the Framework and then complete a short survey. Thank you for helping us create a framework school nurses can use to define and articulate their role and skills in current school nursing practice. eBook Addresses Delegation in the School SettingPrinciples for Practice: Nursing Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in the School Setting is NASN's first eBook in a series of practice tools for school nurses who are implementing evidence-based information in their daily practice. This resource provides overall principles for making decisions about the delegation of nursing tasks. Learn more.
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School Nurses in the News
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A Day in the Life of a School Nurse
The Landmark (Massachusetts)NASN member Sandra Berquist, school nurse at Davis Hill Elementary School in Holden (Massachusetts) and nurse leader of the 14 nurses stationed in the Wachusett Regional School District's 13 schools, said that the primary goal for today's school nurse is, "to maximize time on learning for children, or keeping them healthy and in the classroom." Berquist said she is happy with the change she made to school nursing almost a decade ago. "I absolutely love it," she said. "I wish I had found this a long time ago." Read the article.
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National News That Matters to You
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Signs, Symptoms, Risk Factors of Pediatric CardiomyopathyThis September, NASN is partnering with the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation to raise awareness of pediatric cardiomyopathy, the number one cause of sudden cardiac arrest and heart transplants among young people. Children's Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month urges families to #KnowYourHeart to learn the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of cardiomyopathy to prevent sudden cardiac death. Learn more at the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation. Recall: OmniPod (Pod) Insulin Management System Insulet Corporation initiated a voluntary recall of 40,846 boxes of the OmniPod (Pod) Insulin Management System. There is the possibility that some of the Pods from these lots may have a higher rate of failure than Insulet's current manufacturing standards. This recall does not affect the OmniPod Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM). Learn more and read the press release for a listing of affected lots. Feeding America - School Pantry ProgramThe mission of the School Pantry Program is to help alleviate child hunger in America through the provision of food to children and their families at school. School-based pantries are located on the grounds of a school to provide an easily accessible source of food assistance to low-income students and their families. The School Pantry Program serves more than 21 million meals to nearly 110,000 children nationwide. Read how to get your school involved.
#FillTheCart for Kids this Fall!Champions for Kids is developing its next SIMPLE Giving program, #FillTheCart for Kids, which will launch in Walmart stores nationwide on September 21. As part of this program, Champions for Kids will give a total of $90,000 to organizations and schools that collect the most donations. Learn more about how your school or district can participate and win. |
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School Nurses: The Voice for Children's Health
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NASN Represented at Every Kid Healthy Steering Committee Meeting
Action for Healthy Kids convened a meeting of the Every Kid Healthy Steering Committee to promote that every child should be well-nourished, physically active, healthy, and ready to learn, on August 26, 2015 in Maryland. The meeting was hosted by the School Nutrition Association. NASN Executive Director Donna Mazyck represents NASN on the steering committee.
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month ToolkitIn recognition of this health observance in September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers resources including a toolkit and information about the national initiative We Can! Learn more. Free Webinar: Pediatric Lead Screening: Learn the Risks of Exposure & Strategies for Prevention September 10, 2015, 12:30-1:30 P.M., EasternThis webinar is presented by Laura Anderko, PhD RN, Professor and Endowed Chair, and Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health & the Environment (MACCHE), Georgetown University. Register to earn 1 Continuing Nursing Education Credit & a Free raffle for iPad. Contact Kate Topalis at kt560@georgetown.edu to register. Fall/Winter Webinars to Create a Healthy School
Action for Healthy Kids offers a variety of virtual learning opportunities ranging from school breakfast programs and recess before lunch to wellness policy implementation and more. Most sessions are of no cost and are open to any interested individual or group. View all the titles and register for one or all.
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Is your school nurse organization hosting a fall conference? Complete NASN's calendar entry form and we'll list it on our public calendar and in this area of an upcoming issue of the Weekly Digest.
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