Weekly Digest
NASN news & updates
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NASN Election Results Confirmed |
The following individuals have been confirmed in the 2020 NASN election:
- Re-elected as Vice President: Lynnette Ondeck, MEd., BSN,RN, NCSN, Washington
- Membership elected Nominating Committee Member: Lynne P. Meadows, MS, BSN, RN, Georgia
Congrats to Lynnette and Lynne!
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Do You Know Your State Data Coordinator? |
If you’re not sure, we have compiled a list of Data Coordinators in each state for you to access. Find your state and when appropriate, ask your Data Coordinator state level data collection questions. |
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How ESSA Can Help Fund Health in Schools Course |
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Continuing our focus on health and academics, this course describes how schools can leverage funds from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for school health.
This educational activity is the third in a series of three titled Data, School Nursing, and Student Achievement: An Educator’s Perspective.
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Managing Chronic Health Conditions |
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School Health Webinar – Leveraging Local School Wellness Policies to Support the Whole Child |
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Improving School Community and Student Health |
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Tips for Teens Series Available for National Prevention Week |
National Prevention Week (NPW) is a public education platform that promotes substance abuse prevention year-round through providing ideas, capacity building, tools, and resources to help individuals and communities make substance use prevention happen every day.
There are 13 Tips for Teens fact sheets available for your schools, which describe short- and long-term effects, lists signs of use, and helps dispel common myths around various substances. |
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Opportunities & Networking |
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Join Us For Virtual NASN2020 |
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NASN is transitioning the Annual Conference to a virtual experience. Virtual NASN2020 will take place on the same dates, but will have a new look and feel! Join us:
Virtual NASN2020 will take place from June 29-July 3 online. Here are some key details:
- June 29: Familiarize yourself with the virtual environment.
- June 30-July 3: Content will begin at 11 a.m. EDT and end around 4:30 p.m. EDT.
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Diabetes Care Webinar: Technology Tips, Tricks and Troubles-What to Expect With Additional Diabetes Devices at School
3:30 P.M. EDT Wednesday, May 20, 2020
This webinar will focus on the technologies to manage diabetes, legal considerations and expectations in the school setting related to technology and the role of the school nurse, and how to access resources as new technologies are introduced.
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Cannabis: The Effects on Patients with Respiratory Conditions
4 P.M. EDT Thursday, May 21, 2020
Join us as Dr. William Silvers leads us through a program where you will learn the spectrum and prevalence of allergic reactions to cannabis, updated information on diagnosis and management of cannabis respiratory conditions, and the benefits and harms of cannabis.
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NASN Calendar of Events
This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar.
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National Health Observances Calendar
This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2020 calendar.
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