Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates October 22, 2020 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message Today, October 22 is International Stuttering Awareness Day. As we all know, students who stutter are often at risk of bullying, and the virtual learning environment has made that even harder for school nurses to track. The Stuttering Foundation has a helpful article, "Supporting Communication During Social Distancing: Ten Tips for Teachers and Clinicians," that school nurses can use to "help children who stutter navigate the challenges unique to communicating effectively and meaningfully during this time of social distancing." One of the tips centers around learning on screen, and helping to prepare and support students through the challenge of seeing themselves, and, even their stuttering, on the screen as they are talking. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights See Who is Running in the 2021 NASN Election Become familiar with the candidates stepping forward to lead NASN. All candidates have completed the nominating committee process. In the upcoming election, NASN members will select a president-elect, secretary/treasurer, and a nominating committee member. The election will be conducted online from March 15, 2021 to April 15, 2021. CANDIDATES Paid advertisement Donna Mazyck Receives 2020 Juanita Cunningham Evans Memorial Award Donna Mazyck is the recipient of the 2020 Juanita Cunningham Evans Memorial Award bestowed by the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH). This award is as an ongoing memorial to Juanita Cunningham Evans, an instrumental developer of the National Center for School Mental Health. The award is given to an individual who significantly impacted the advancement of school mental health policy, research, and/or practice. Donna was nominated for the 2020 award and selected as the winner by the NCSMH Conference Committee. The award will be announced at their conference next week. The Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health is virtual and free this year. REGISTER NOW On the Frontline: School Nurses and Their Impact on Human Trafficking School nurses are the main healthcare providers that provide frontline care to students and families that may have been affected either directly or indirectly by human trafficking in various forms. Since human trafficking incidents continue to rise in the United States and around the world, it’s imperative that school nurses are educated and made aware of the different forms of trafficking that can infiltrate the school community and healthcare settings, so they can be prepared to identify signs of trafficking, advocate for resources and educate the school community on this issue. Participants will receive 1.25 CNE contact hours. HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURSE Podcast: Association Between the Presence of a School Nurse and Vaccination Rates Julia Muennich Cowell, editor of The Journal of School Nursing, and author J. Mac McCullough discuss the article, "Association of Presence of a School Nurse With Increased Sixth-Grade Immunization Rates in Low-Income Arizona Schools in 2014–2015." LISTEN TO THE PODCAST COVID-19 Updates Resources Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers Considerations for School Nurses in Planning for Students with Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs in the Return to School Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Considerations for School-Based Vision Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic New Interim Considerations from the CDC on COVID-19 Testing in Schools School resources for working with State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT) public health officials to decide and how to use testing. See more information. Harvard Global Health Institute, Make it Safe for Halloween Resources for schools for best practices in mitigation strategies for Halloween. Coping With the COVID-19 Crisis: The Importance of Care for Caregivers. Tips for Administrators and Crisis Teams Check out this resource on the NASP Website. Risk Assessment and Testing Protocols for Reducing SARS-CoV 2 Transmission in K-12 Schools Find out more from this recently released report. Improving School Community and Student Health Fight the Flu Vaccine Campaign Kickoff Spread the word – Getting an annual flu vaccine is more important than ever this fall. #FightFlu by getting vaccinated today. During the month of October, use #BooToTheFlu to encourage others to get their flu vaccine by Halloween. TOOLKIT Learn More About Vaccines Right now, researchers and scientists, with the full support of the U.S. government, are working to develop a safe and effective vaccine for adults and adolescents against the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Learn more in a newly released 6.5 minute video by HHS. Remind Families With Allergies to Read Candy Labels Every year, millions of children look forward to Halloween – planning their costumes and anticipating loads of candy. But our friends at FoodAllergyFARE remind us that children with food allergies and their parents must approach Halloween with caution and diligent label-reading! LEARN MORE Mark Your Calendar School Mental Health Planning for the 2020-21 School Year During COVID-19 (Previously recorded) Help school, district, and state education and behavioral health leaders plan for the mental health needs of the entire school community (including students, school staff, and families) and implement multi-tiered mental health promotion, prevention and intervention supports and services in the 2020-21 school year. Watch this on-demand recording of the webinar. SCHOOL HEALTH PLANNING WEBINAR The National Center for School Mental Health’s Virtual 25th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health 12-3 P.M. ET October 29, 2020 Educators tend to have good intentions and work overtime to meet the needs of their students. However, due to pressures and critiques inside and outside of education, they may forget fundamental imperatives that can propel or stifle learning opportunities in schools and classrooms. This presentation will focus on five imperatives necessary to build and cultivate justice in schools for mental health. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH NASN Calendar of Events This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar. NASN CALENDAR National Health Observances Calendar This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2020 calendar. OBSERVANCES CALENDAR Acceptance of advertising on the ad banner in this newsletter or resource information listed within in no way implies endorsement of advertised or listed products or services by NASN. No endorsement is intended or implied. 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