Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates April 1, 2021 COVID Vaccine Facts For Nurses See more. NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message In April, we celebrate Every Kid Healthy Week from April 26-30! To promote Every Kid Healthy Week in your school, you can promote and reinforce healthy habits, good nutrition, emotional health and physical activity. This year's daily themes are: Monday, April 26: Mindful Monday (social emotional health) Tuesday, April 27: Tasty Tuesday (nutrition and food access) Wednesday, April 28: Wellness Wednesday (self-care strategies) Thursday, April 29: Thoughtful Thursday (connectedness, relationship skills, social awareness) Friday, April 30: Fitness Friday (physical activity and active play) As school nurses, we can spread the word about Every Kid Healthy Week and create events to mark each day. Check out resources here. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights Two Weeks Left to Vote in NASN's 2021 Elections The online ballot is now open to vote for NASN's school nursing leaders. Voting is open through April 15, 2021. Learn more about the candidates before voting. VOTE NOW Paid advertisement NASN March 2021 Podcast on Students With Seizures Released NASN School Nurse Editor, Cynthia Galemore, interviews author Angela M. McPhillips and Mary Nasuta about the article, "ECHO Telementoring Applied to Managing Students With Seizures: The Benefits for School Nurses" in this NASN podcast. You can read the accompanying article free for 60 days. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST School Nurse Forensic Boot Camp Now Available This free five-part series offered through the Academy of Forensic Nurses offers 9 CE and is designed to improve the school nurse’s knowledge on providing care to students impacted by violence, trafficking, or suicide and mental health issues. Sessions are pre-recorded so learning can occur at your own pace, but live panel discussion will occur on April 14. LEARN MORE American Rescue Plan (ARP) Advocacy Resources Available The ARP, or COVID-19 Stimulus, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden includes $122 billion for K-12 public schools. School districts can use the funds in a variety of ways, including hiring additional school nurses to support the health and well-being of students. NASN has prepared a series of resources, including an overview of the ARP and funding flow and social media graphics. The overview of ARP can be used to make a clear and compelling case on how to use ARP funds in their community with respect to school nursing services. Please download and share social media graphics on your own pages. ARP RESOURCES Are You Hiring? Let NASN Help Don't miss out on the best candidate for the job. Advertise your open positions in the NASN Employment Center: your recruitment solution. We offer packages that include resume bank access, posting for 30 days, and email distribution of your job posting. Hire smarter. You don't need all the candidates, you need the right ones. NASN EMPLOYMENT CENTER School Nurses in the News NASN and school nurses have been widely represented in the news media over the past few months and we are now including a section in the Weekly Digest to highlight some of those stories twice a month. If you have a story about school nurses you'd like us to consider including, please send it to us. Pandemic pushes school nurses to phone duty (Source: Idaho Education News) ‘Constant COVID-brain’: Newport’s school nurses describe the stress of keeping students, teachers safe during a pandemic (Source: The Public's Radio) COVID-19 Updates NASN Launches COVID-19 Interactive Tools Can I Send My Student to School: Designed for school nurses to share with parents, this interactive tool, based on CDC COVID-19 guidance, will guide parents through assessing when their child should stay home from school. How to Manage Difficult Conversations: A quick micro-burst of learning, this interactive module teaches school nurses a simple formula to use to respond effectively to challenging conversations. NASN COVID-19 Resources NASN COVID-19 Resource Site Interim Guidance: Role of the School Nurse in COVID-19 Testing in Schools Considerations for School Nurses in Planning for Students with Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs in the Return to School Additional COVID-19 Resources Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention CDC Vaccine Data Tracker COVID-19 Diagnosis Screening Flow Chart Managing Chronic Health Conditions Virtual Facilitation Strategies For Your Trainings Moving your trainings from in-person to a virtual platform? This recorded training was presented to case management school nurse trainers in Washington to explore doing just that. Kate Holmes from the National Network of Public Health Institutes shares principles for virtual facilitation and models different approaches for facilitating content virtually. Go to NASN’s Learning Center and scroll down to “Virtual Facilitation Strategies – Ideas for Interactive, Engaging Trainings” to access this free non-CNE offering. Improving School Community and Student Health Education Dept. Helps Schools Reopen Safely and Meet Students' Needs COVID-19 has been devastating for students and families. The pandemic has increased inequities for students from low-income backgrounds; Black, Latino, Asian, and Native American students; English learners; students with disabilities; students experiencing homelessness; and migrant students. Learn more. National Healthy Schools Day 2021 is April 6 April 6 is National Healthy Schools Day, and the 2021 focus is Clean Air in Every School. National Healthy Schools Day is coordinated by Healthy Schools Network and a group of other organizations. There are a number of resources available for your school here. Every Kid Healthy Week is April 26-30 Every Kid Healthy™ Week is an annual observance created in 2013 to celebrate school health and wellness achievements. Each day of the week shines a spotlight on the great actions schools and families are taking to improve the health and wellness of their kids and the link between nutrition, physical activity, mental health and learning – because healthy kids are better prepared to learn and thrive! Learn more. Mark Your Calendar Annual Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action (formerly known as Kick Butts Day) 7-8 P.M. EST April 1  Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ annual Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action is on Thursday, April 1st. We’re hosting a virtual event – A Roast of Big Tobacco – for youth (and youth allies) to stand up to the tobacco industry’s tricks to hook kids. REGISTER Clear the Vapor Conference 10 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. EST April 7 Join us for a FREE virtual conference for parents, educators, advocates, practitioners, and all who care about protecting our kids from the dangers of flavored e-cigarettes. REGISTER 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 2021 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. NASN | nasn.org National Association of School Nurses | 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 925, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]