Get Your Questions About
COVID-19 Vaccines Answered
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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, the American Nurses Association has launched a new site to support your conversations about COVID-19 vaccines with parents and your school community. |
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School Nurse Day Toolkit Helps You Spread the Word |
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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. |
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School Nurses in the News |
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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.
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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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Using the WSCC Model to Implement Wellness Policies and Sustain Chronic Health Condition Management in Schools |
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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. |
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Improving School Community and Student Health |
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American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Survey About COVID-19 Vaccines |
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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. |
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Tobacco Education Resources for Parents and Teachers |
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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. |
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Apply for a STOP THE BLEED® Training Kit Grant |
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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. |
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Next Week is Every Kid Healthy Week |
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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. |
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Help Parents Talk With Teens About E-Cigarettes |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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.
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Opportunities & Networking |
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Equipping State Leaders to Support School Nurses During COVID-19 |
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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.
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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
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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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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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