Weekly Digest
NASN news & updates
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Have You Voted in NASN's
2021 Elections Yet?
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The online ballot is now open to vote for NASN's school nursing leaders. Voting is open for one more week! The deadline to vote is April 15, 2021.
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Website Gives COVID-19 Vaccine Info for Parents, School Communities |
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As valuable and trusted voices, nurses have the power to influence the public. In partnership with other leading members of the nurse and medical communities, ANA has launched a new site to support your conversations about COVID-19 vaccines with parents and your school community. |
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Share Your Experience as a School Nurse During COVID-19 |
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You are invited to complete an anonymous survey to help the CDC Foundation (in consultation with Deloitte Consulting and CDC) understand experiences and impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic in school settings.The survey should take 15-20 minutes to complete, is solely voluntary, and is totally confidential. Your responses will not be linked to you individually and your email will only be used to send you a $10 gift card. Your insight is extremely important to us to improve nationwide COVID-19 guidance and response in school settings! For any questions, please reach out to: Samantha Campillo
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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.
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NASN Launches COVID-19 Interactive Tools |
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Can I Send My Student to School: Designed for school nurses to share with families, this interactive tool is based on CDC COVID-19 guidance and designed to guide families through assessing when their child should stay home from school.
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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.
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Additional COVID-19 Resources |
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Managing Chronic Health Conditions |
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Promoting Health Through Gardening |
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Consider promoting a create interactive, outdoor, screen-free learning opportunity that benefits the health of the whole child – a garden. This resource comes from one of NASN’s collaborating partners, The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, supporting the health, wellness, and academic success of students. |
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Improving School Community and Student Health |
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APHA’s Racism is a Public Health Crisis |
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As more U.S. communities declare racism a public health crisis, the American Public Health Association is tracking their work in a new declaration map. APHA’s Tia Taylor Williams discussed why naming and addressing racism is vital to improving health in a brief podcast. |
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Going to the Pediatrician Is Still Safe and Necessary |
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Pediatricians are being extra careful to keep families safe during office visits. You can encourage families to make an appointment today for their children’s immunizations. See information to share with parents.
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Support Your Students During Every Kid Healthy Week |
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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.
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Opportunities & Networking |
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Introduction to Comprehensive School Mental Health |
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This introductory learning module introduces the topic of comprehensive school mental health, answers the question of why it is so important, and begins to address the process of its implementation. |
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Trainings on COVID-19 Vaccine Administration from CDC |
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School nurses are actively engaged in COVID-19 vaccines for school staff and community members. Earn free CE from the CDC and learn about COVID-19 vaccine administration, storage, and handling.
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State Policies and Programs to Support Student Health
12 p.m. PST April 14, 2021
Join us as we highlight how states have worked to support the physical and mental health of students and staff during COVID-19 and opportunities you can leverage going forward to support healthy in-person learning. You will hear about national trends in state policies enacted in response to COVID-19 to support student health as well as hear from state leaders who will share their experience putting policy into practice.
This webinar is designed for state policy makers and agency representatives, and school and district leader advocates.
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Building Strong Family-School Partnerships to Improve Student Health
12 p.m. PST May 12, 2021
Join us as we dive into what makes an effective family-school partnership and why, especially now, there is a critical need for school staff, parents, and caregivers to collaborate in support of student wellness — including nutrition, physical activity, and social-emotional health. You will learn how to use your voice to advocate for continued collaboration between families and schools to ensure that holistic student health is factored into all returning to in-person learning plans. You will have access to a Collaboration Guide to support that work.
This webinar is designed for parents and caregivers and is relevant to educators too.
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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 2021 calendar.
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