Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates April 22, 2021 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses. National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting. This year, building on the increased visibility of nurses' contributions, National Nurses' Week has been expanded to Nurses' Month in May. School Nurse Day is May 12, 2021. This year's theme is School Nurse Day: Championing the Whole Student! I look forward to celebrating with you; tag us on social media @schoolnurses and use #SND2021 or #schoolnurseday. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights Get Your Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines Answered 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, the American Nurses Association has launched a new site to support your conversations about COVID-19 vaccines with parents and your school community. COVIDVACCINEFACTS4NURSES Paid advertisement School Nurse Day Toolkit Helps You Spread the Word NASN's School Nurse Day toolkit can be used in schools and communities to help spread the word about School Nurse Day, May 12. The toolkit includes social media posts, images, and information to help celebrate the contributions of school nurses. SCHOOL NURSE DAY TOOLKIT 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. School nurses are crucial this year. So why aren't they in every school? (Source: The Burlington Free Press) Bill could require school nurses to undergo additional training (Source: KAIT, Arkansas) School nurse group hopes Missouri districts will put federal aid toward hiring nurses (Source: MissouriNet) ‘Not the time to be without medical support’: School nurse shortage raises concerns in New Haven (Source: New Haven Register) School nurses are crucial this year. So why aren't they in every school? (Source: Burlington Free Press) COVID-19 Updates NASN Launches COVID-19 Interactive Tools 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. 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. COVID-19 and Students, Frequently Asked Questions: A resource designed to answer some questions parents may have about students' health during COVID-19 and to support parents with links to find additional resources. NEW COVID-19 Resources MMWR: Association of Children’s Mode of School Instruction with Child and Parent Experiences and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs The Alliance for a Healthy Generation has developed a Wellness Wheel for Self-Care. CDC Guidance to pause Johnson & Johnson Janssen Vaccine Additional COVID-19 Resources Preventing Vaccine Administration Errors​: A Primer for Healthcare Workers Getting Shots in Arms, A Primer for Healthcare Workers on Storing and Transporting Vaccines Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention CDC Vaccine Data Tracker COVID-19 Diagnosis Screening Flow Chart Managing Chronic Health Conditions Using the WSCC Model to Implement Wellness Policies and Sustain Chronic Health Condition Management in Schools School nurse involvement with school wellness policies is critical to ensure the overall health and well-being of students are addressed – beyond nutrition and physical activity. This course provides knowledge about the updated model wellness policy that now includes recommended language to address all 10 components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model and the new (2020) NASN supplemental language to address chronic health condition management – positioning the school nurse to be able to fully participate when schools review and refresh current school wellness policies. LEARN MORE Improving School Community and Student Health American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Survey About COVID-19 Vaccines You play a vital role in helping communicate the COVID-19 vaccines’ benefits, safety, and efficacy. ANF wants to learn what you’re hearing from staff, families, and your community and the questions they’re asking about the vaccines. Your participation in this brief ANF COVID-19 Vaccine Survey will help them better understand the most common questions and concerns related to the COVID-19 vaccines. ANF will use the responses to develop relevant tools and resources. Tobacco Education Resources for Parents and Teachers The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) collaborated to develop a video series featuring pediatricians answering common questions about youth e-cigarette use. FDA also created a new webpage that includes tobacco education resources for parents and educators. Parents and teachers can use these resources to learn more and to start an honest conversation with youth about the dangers of tobacco use. Learn more. Apply for a STOP THE BLEED® Training Kit Grant The National STOP THE BLEED® Day Project is a call to action designed to provide everyone with easy access to resources to get trained, get STOP THE BLEED® equipment or to get involved in one of the largest public health campaigns in our country. The STOP THE BLEED® Training Kit Grant program provides Training Kits suitable to be used to teach the course. Grantees will receive one STOP THE BLEED® Training Kit, delivered to their location, free of charge, a $1,000+ value. Any, U.S.-based, nonprofit, school, government, faith-based or civic organization is eligible for the grant program. The deadline to apply is May 10, 2021. Apply now. Next Week is Every Kid Healthy Week Every Kid Healthy Week is coming up April 26-30. Check out these ways to celebrate with your students from Mindful Monday to Fitness Friday! At school, Every Kid Healthy Week events should promote and reinforce healthy habits, good nutrition, emotional health and physical activity. Learn more. Help Parents Talk With Teens About E-Cigarettes Try one of these sample text messages to get a teen’s attention and remind them of how smoking and vaping can impact their lives. Download the tip sheet. NASN Resources: In these podcasts, NASN’s Executive Director Donna Mazyck is joined by youth leader Alyssa Williams, researcher Dr Karen Wilson, physician Dr Jose Torradas & NASN Nursing Education Specialist Elizabeth Clark to discuss vaping and how schools can prevent it. Listen now. NASN2021 Updates What's Included in the Program? 5-day Session/Event Lineup: Each day begins at 11:00 AM Eastern. Poster Hall: Poster can be viewed on your own time for a full 90 days. Exhibits and Product Demonstrations: This content can be viewed on your own time for a full 90 days. Learn more about the program. Check Out the NASN2021 Justification Toolkit to Request Support to Attend Conference Do you need some resources to help you justify your attendance to NASN's Annual Conference? The Virtual NASN2021 Justification Toolkit will help you request support to attend the event. We look forward to "seeing" you there! If you have questions, please contact NASN's conference team at [email protected]. Inside the Toolkit An invitation from NASN President Laurie Combe. Learning outcomes for you and benefits your school and employer will reap. Funding ideas if your employer is not able to support your attendance. A template letter to request support. JUSTIFICATION TOOLKIT Opportunities & Networking Equipping State Leaders to Support School Nurses During COVID-19 Child Trends and National Association of State Boards of Education are hosting a discussion series on opportunities for state health and education agencies to support the critical role of school nurses during COVID-19. Encourage your state leaders to attend. The series includes three sessions: On April 29, from 3-4 p.m. EST, the session will include a facilitated peer learning exchange. Register here. On May 13, from 3-4 p.m. EST, the session will include a panel discussion with the Healthy Schools Campaign, the National Association of School Nurses, and the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants. Register here. Mark Your Calendar Join Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Nurses Drawdown Webinar Series You’ll hear from international experts and be inspired for action. All of the webinars will be recorded and you will automatically send you the recording when you sign up for the webinar. Upcoming webinars in the series include Mobility: April 28 at 12 p.m. EST - Register here Nature-Based Solutions: May 12 at 12 p.m. EST - Register here Energy: May 26 at 12 p.m. EST - Register here Gender-Equity: June 9 at 12 p.m. EST - Register here Coded Bias: How Racist Algorithms Impact Kids 7 P.M. EST | 4 P.M. PST April 27, 2021 The Children’s Screen Time Action Network is presenting a webinar, Coded Bias: How Racist Algorithms Impact Kids Learn how algorithms work and how they influence kids. Check out the film, Coded Bias, prior to the April 27 webinar if you're interested. 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