Carla Pohl, Doctor of Nursing Practice at Illinois State University, is conducting a study to learn more from school nurses about their experiences and the support services available for students with Type I Diabetes. The study should take about ten minutes to complete and does not ask any personal identifying information. For questions contact Carla at cjpohl@ilstu.edu. Take the survey.  

This comprehensive page provides national guidance for school nurses and others about front-line, standardized vision screening, referrals and follow-up care, and family-friendly educational resources. Take some time to review all the resources. With special thanks to P. Kay Nottingham Chaplin, Kira Baldonado, and Prevent Blindness through the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health.

NASN attended a reception hosted by the Pew Foundation that highlighted child nutrition through better school lunches and demonstrated the transformation of school lunches and delicious school lunch items. See what is new in school lunches.

Email messages from SchoolNurseNet contain many links that will take you back to the SchoolNurseNet community website. These links have your login credentials embedded into them so that you are not forced to login to the website if you click on one. Because of this, it is important that you do not share SchoolNurseNet messages by sending them from your email account to another person's email account using the "Forward" feature in your email program.  Learn more about this topic in a community manager blog post.

 

It's easy to send a question to one of your groups in SchoolNurseNet if you have the email addresses logged in your email address book. Here are some of the communities and their email addresses. Simply address an email to the group's address and it will be sent through SchoolNurseNet and out to all of the members of that group.  Remember to send emails from the address on file in your SchoolNurseNet profile. 

 

All Member Forum: nasn_allmember@ConnectedCommunity.org
SCHLRN-L: nasn_schlrnl@ConnectedCommunity.org  

 

[NOTE: There is an underscore after 'nasn' in each address.] 

Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) have introduced legislation to hire more school nurses and improve student health, the Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the ''NURSE Act.'' The NURSE Act will allow schools or state agencies to apply for federal grants to reduce the cost of hiring a nurse. School districts will be eligible to apply for the additional resources based on the number of their students who qualify for free or reduced price school meals - an across-the-board indicator of poverty within school districts. Access the Press Release to read what they are saying about the bill.

News-Miner Community (Alaska)
In the words of NASN Member Sharon Baring, BSN, RN, NCSN, school nurse at University Park Elementary School (Fairbanks, Alaska)
"...As advances are made in managing both acute and chronic health conditions, both physical and mental, school nurses are expected to manage these conditions within the school setting in order to help students get their education." Read the Commentary.

As of February 23, 2016, CDC and state public health departments are investigating 14 additional reports of possible sexual transmission of the virus, including several involving pregnant women. While additional investigations are being completed, CDC is issuing this Advisory as a strong reminder to be aware of and adhere to current recommendations for preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus, particularly for men with pregnant partners. These recommendations may change as more information becomes available.

February 21 - February 27, 2016
This annual campaign brings attention to the critical needs of people with eating disorders and their families. This year, the focus of the campaign is "3 Minutes Can Save a Life. Get Screened. Get Help. Get Healthy." In partnership with the National Eating Disorder Association, Screening for Mental Health provides an anonymous eating disorder screening and a free National Eating Disorders Awareness Week online toolkit. 

Keeping Students in School: My Brother's Keeper Mentor Success Mentors Initiative and the Ad Council's Parent Engagement Campaign, announced by the Administration and the U.S. Department of Education, aim to eliminate chronic absenteeism and support student success. Find out what's happening in your city and offer your expertise.

It is common for children and teens to experience academic challenges after the death of a family member or close friend. Learn more about the impact of grief on learning and ways to offer support to grieving students at the website of the Coalition to Support Grieving Students.

Obese children ages 3 to 11 had more than double the risk of developing high blood pressure, while teens ages 12 to 17 had a more than three times higher risk, compared with their slimmer peers. The findings in Pediatrics, also showed a more than doubled risk of high BP among obese youths, and a quadrupled risk for those who were severely obese. Read HealthDay News and the Change in Weight Status and Development of Hypertension abstract.

February 29 - March 4, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
HIMSS16 will bring together 40,000+ healthcare IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world. As NASN is an official Endorser of HIMSS16, our members are eligible to receive the member discount to attend! Learn more.

March 9, 2016, 3:00 p.m., Eastern
This is the third webinar in the NASN Winter Webinar Series, 21st Century Student-Centered School Nursing. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Martha (Marti) Engelke, Professor, East Carolina University College of Nursing. Register today.

Tuesday March 15, 2016, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Eastern
This webinar highlights two local school districts who took the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model from theory to district wide implementation, including strategies, action steps, challenges and successes. Register here.

This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN, officially endorsed by NASN, and/or hosted by one of NASN's Affiliate school nurse organizations.  Access the calendar. 

This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2016 calendar.