Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates June 3, 2021 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message NASN2021 is just three weeks away! If you haven't yet joined the more than 1,700 school nurses who have registered, please don't delay. If you need some resources to help justify your attendance to NASN's Annual Conference, the Virtual NASN2021 Justification Toolkit will help you request support to attend the event. Inside the Toolkit, you will find: An invitation from me, 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. I look forward to seeing all of you June 21-25 at NASN2021. Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights What Did You Do This School Year? Let Us Know It has been an unprecedented school year for school nurses. We would love to know some of the activities you did this year. Please complete a quick poll (15 yes/no questions) by June 9 and let us know! Thank you! POLL Paid advertisement NASN Partners With AAP for Summer Reading Program Take advantage of the NASN Summer Reading Program with AAP. Order any of the books on the site and take advantage of 20 percent off for the months of June and July 2021. Enter promo code NASN15 at checkout to receive the discount. SHOP NOW COVID-19 Updates NASN Launches Prioritizing School Nurse Activities Tool Prioritizing School Nurse Activities is an interactive tool designed specifically for school nurses to help in the prioritization of practice activities for the day, week, or year. It will assist you to focus your time, attention, resources, and advocacy efforts. Playbook Offers Tips on COVID-19 Prevention Strategy As schools continue transitioning to in-person instruction, school nurses will help prepare and implement COVID-19 prevention strategies. Kaiser Permanente has collaborated with over 30 national school health organizations to create the “Planning for the Next Normal at School: Keeping students, staff, and families safe and healthy” playbook, which provides evidence-based guidance to adapting to school life after the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource suggests various ways school nurses can work toward decreasing the likelihood of disease transmission. Learn more. Infection Prevention and Control in Schools Resources Launched COVID Collaborative, Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Brown School of Public Health, and New America task force released resources to help schools implement CDC guidance and safely get students and staff back to in-person learning. The guidance focused on infection prevention and control, including a roadmap of helpful case studies, a consensus statement from leading scientists on the science of how to best protect students and staff, and a use of funds memo outlining how to strategically use authorized funds. NEW COVID-19 Resources New CDC guidance for myocarditis and pericarditis in youth and young adults after COVID-19 vaccine administration. New CDC guidance for parents on potential adverse effects after COVID-19 vaccine administration for parents and community members. Vaccine resources: mRNA technology showing promise for range of diseases: COVID-19 vaccine spurs more research. CDC recommends schools continue to use the current COVID-19 prevention strategies for the 2020-2021 school year. COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Teens Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines 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 NASN's 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 families may have about students' health during COVID-19 and to support families with links to find additional resources. Improving School Community and Student Health 2021 Children’s Environmental Health Series The 2021 Children’s Environmental Health Series: Seeking Equity in Environmental Health Outcomes for Disadvantaged Populations on June 8, 15, and 22 is a free, three-day virtual event focused on the impact of environmental factors on children’s health and well-being. Hosted by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), this collaborative event will address health equity, social determinants of health, and provide important information about environmental impacts on children's health. LEARN MORE NASN 2021 Updates Conference-Themed Scarves Available Now Help support the NASN Endowment Fund with the purchase of a beautiful conference-themed scarf! If you didn't already purchase one with your conference registration, you can still get one in the NASN online store! GET YOUR SCARF You have two different options for registration this year: Virtual NASN2021, with 24.25 CNE Contact Hours Virtual NASN2021 PLUS, with 34.25 CNE Contact Hours Check out the registration rates here. Review the program here. REGISTER NOW Opportunities & Networking CDC Foundation Survey Addresses Experiences, Impacts During COVID You are invited to complete a new 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. Please complete the survey by June 8, 2021. It 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! Mark Your Calendar Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Nurses Drawdown Webinar Hear from international experts and be inspired for action. Gender-Equity: June 9 at 12 p.m. EST Register here 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. 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