Opioid drug abuse is a concern that affects the entire community. The decision to implement a stock naloxone program in schools should be a community decision. The school nurse has the education and expertise to assist the community and school leadership in assessing the need for a stock naloxone program. Access this new toolkit.

Hear about the upcoming article in the October issue of The Journal of School Nursing, Prevalence and Costs of Five Chronic Conditions in Children. Access the podcast and article.

Tune into the latest NASN Radio podcast for a discussion about what's important in school nursing this fall and hear about tools you can use. Listen now.

Mark June 30 - July 3, 2017 on your calendar for NASN2017 and June 29, 2017 for the preconference event. Need funding?

• Check with your school and district for availability of grants.  
• Visit with groups such as the PTO, Lions Club, and others you work with to keep your students healthy. They may be able to offer you a scholarship.
• Learn about School Health's Advantage Points program.
• Participate in the NASN Strong campaign to earn e-commerce credits from NASN that you can use towards your conference registration.

Hope to see you in San Diego!

The Stats4Vax Challenge is piloting in North Carolina, California, and Florida. The focus of the Challenge is to uncover and improve student vaccination rates in high schools over the course of one year. The grand prize winner of the Stats4Vax Challenge will receive an all-expense paid trip to the 2018 NASN Annual Conference. Learn more about the Challenge and the Stats4Vax Resource Library. The resources can be used to help improve adolescent vaccination rates in every state, including the pilot states for the Challenge.

• Scrubs in school    
• Let's talk about the definition of school nursing    
• Summer and wellness
• Concussion care plan    
• Beginning of the year training    
• Asthma action plan 

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GlucaGen HypoKit (glucagon [rDNA origin] for injection) by Novo Nordisk Inc: Recall - Detached Needles on Syringe. Read the Food and Drug Administration Announcement.

Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which cover low-income children who don't have access to affordable private coverage, help children come to school prepared to learn and make them less likely to miss school because they're sick. Children can get the immunizations, regular check-ups, eye exams, and other care that helps them stay healthy and get the most out of school. Read more about Back-to-School & Getting Kids Ready to Learn.

Children start life with teeth that do not ever need to experience decay. Join the Campaign for Dental Health in working to give all kids a healthy start - because you can't be healthy without a healthy mouth.

Improving health and school-related outcomes for children with asthma requires integrated care coordination amongst families, clinicians, and school nurses. To facilitate this, the AAAAI is now home to the School-based Asthma Management Program (SAMPRO™), which standardizes recommendations for school-based asthma management and provides useful resources for the care of children with asthma in schools.

The wellness policy requirement, established by the Child Nutrition and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Reauthorization Act of 2004 and further strengthened by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010), requires each local educational agency participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program to develop a wellness policy. The final rule expands the requirements to strengthen policies and increase transparency. Learn more.

Thursday, September 22, 2016, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Eastern
Join NASN Epinephrine Resource School Nurses and Director of Government Affairs in a discussion about managing anaphylaxis and advocating for evidence-based policies for the prevention and management of anaphylaxis in school. Learn more or register.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 1:00 -2:00 PM, Eastern
This webinar, hosted by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), will provide an overview of school improvement plans (SIP) and highlight the opportunity to leverage these plans to strengthen student health and wellness as states prepare for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act. In a new publication by NACDD, school nurses are often listed as key members of the SIP teams. Learn more or register.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Eastern
Social determinants of health are factors or conditions in the environments where people live, learn, and work that can influence as much as 40 percent of individual health outcomes. This webinar, made possible through the DentaQuest Foundation, will introduce a framework for creating partnerships in the community to address social determinants of health, with an emphasis on oral health. Learn more or register.

Join the conversation and help shape policy that ensures access to life-saving epinephrine for all. The Allergy & Asthma Network is offering free USAnaphylaxis Summits: Sept. 23 in St. Louis, Sept. 30 in Orlando, or Oct. 7 in Las Vegas. National experts will share their knowledge about key anaphylaxis issues that communities face today, such as barriers to emergency anaphylaxis care, risk-taking behavior in adolescents and college students, latest anaphylaxis research and legislation, and much more. Learn more or register.

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.