Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates August 12, 2021 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message As children head back to school this fall, it’s particularly important to make sure they get caught up on missed well-child visits and recommended vaccines. It's just as important to remember to take care of yourself too! Make sure to receive any vaccines you need to stay healthy before school starts. You can use the CDC’s adult vaccine assessment tool to see which vaccines might be right for you. This is just one way school nurses can practice good self care. Stay tuned to the Weekly Digest in the coming weeks for more ways to practice self care. Linda Mendonça, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, NCSN, FNASN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights Join NASN's Liz Clark to #ChatWithAnExpert on Friday NASN's Liz Clark will join the REMS TA Center at 3 p.m. EST Friday, August 13 in a Twitter chat to focus on school-centered approaches to school safety and school safety roles within the school. Use #ChatWithAnExpert and @ejclark64 to follow the conversation. JOSN August 2021 Podcast Is Available The JOSN August 2021 Podcast is now available online on the JOSN podcast page and on the journal's homepage. You can read the featured article complimentary for 60 days. Paid advertisement COVID-19 Updates Updated CDC Guidance on Masking Due to the circulating and highly contagious Delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Learn more Back to School “Week of Action” “Week of Action” runs from August 7-15 to mobilize school districts, colleges and universities, students, teachers, national organizations, local government leaders, businesses, and others to encourage young people to get vaccinated and offer accessible ways to do it in their community. Today, August 12 is a digital day of action to encourage young people to get vaccinated and post your resources so others can see and cross-post your great content! Learn more Resources to Share With School Families Please share with stakeholders in your communities. Anyone looking to get a vaccine can use the resources below to get additional information: Text to find a vaccine. Text your zip code to 4-3-8-8-2-9 to get three locations near you with vaccines in stock. If you prefer your information in Spanish, text your zip code to 8-2-2-8-6-2. Visit Vaccines.gov. Find locations, sort by specific vaccines, and get more information on how to make an appointment. Call the hotline. The National COVID-19 Vaccination Assistance Hotline can be reached at 1-800-232-0233 to get help in English, Spanish, and more than 150 other languages. It also has a TTY line to support access by hearing. NEW COVID-19 Resources The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) published a resource for school nurse advocacy titled “Promoting School Nurses as Leaders in Reopening Schools”. Learn more about leveraging federal funds for school health services New Return to School Guidance from AAP. As the next school year begins, there needs to be a continued focus on keeping students safe and in school. New CDC Guidance for K-12 Schools: Strategies to reduce the spread on COVID-19 in schools and maintain safe operations includes an updated science brief for the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools. CDC COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool is an interactive web tool designed to help both healthcare providers and individuals understand COVID-19 testing options. 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 Return to School Resources from the Child Mind® Institute For millions of families, this fall is not only back-to-school time but back-to-work time too. Students are expected to be in the classroom full-time, and many parents who’ve been working remotely will be returning to the office at least part-time. It’s good news for students whose schooling has been disrupted — undermining both mental health and learning — but it’s going to mean new routines, busier schedules, and new stresses. And the Delta variant is keeping safety a continuing concern. This week on childmind.org we talk to experts about how to support younger children during the transition – how to deal with anxiety, behavior problems, and pressure to catch up on learning. We address challenges teenagers may have reconnecting with school, getting active again, and handling all that face-to-face interaction. And we talk to learning experts about making decisions and the best ways to handle concerns about academic setbacks during the pandemic. Back to School Clean Indoor Air in Schools Action Toolkit There are 51 million children and 6 million staff in the nation’s nearly 100,000 public schools. The conditions of these buildings have a direct impact on children’s health, thinking, and learning, and on the health of all staff. LEARN MORE Mark Your Calendar #VaxxedForClass: The Importance of Routine Immunizations 12 p.m. EST Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Routine immunizations have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) during National Immunization Awareness Month for an interactive discussion on strategies to increase immunization rates. The NFID Keep Up The Rates campaign presents an opportunity to mobilize the healthcare community around the importance of students receiving recommended routine vaccinations. 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