NASN School Nurse Editor, Cynthia Galemore, interviews author Catherine F. Yonkaitis, Karen J. Madura, and Linda Jeno Vollinger on the NASN September 2021 Podcast about the article, "School Nursing Associations: Restructuring for Contemporary Practice." You can read the article free for 60 days.

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.

LGBTQ Inclusivity Tool is designed to assist schools and districts in addressing the health and academic needs of LGBTQ students. This self-assessment tool was created to help school and district staff understand current policies, programs, and practices that may contribute to safe, inclusive environments where all youth can be successful.

Healthy sleep helps children and teens learn in the classroom and excel in sports and extracurricular activities. To highlight the importance of healthy sleep for students, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is hosting Student Sleep Health Week September 12-18.

This resource from Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides practices to consider that can be adapted and advanced through various programs and services in schools, along with related tip sheets and resources for educators, mental health providers, etc.

OSHA has updated their standards to guide emergency healthcare. Learn more Find out if your state requires OSHA guidance and the state plan here.

Next Meet the Editor Bimonthly Web Meeting: September 21

The third meeting in the web series Meet the Editor, The Journal of School Nursing Editor, Dr. Martha Dewey Bergen, will provide tips for authors and will field comments and questions from aspiring authors during this interactive meeting. If participating in this event, learners will be able to describe who qualifies for authorship on a manuscript and explain guidelines for listing the order of a manuscript’s authors. SEATING IS LIMITED to the first 100 slots! Join us at 3:30 p.m. EST on September 21, 2021.

The NASN2022 Oral and Poster abstract submission form is open.If you have an abstract for a breakout, workshop, preconference, general or poster session, please consider submitting.

Begin with the call for abstract submission details on NASN.org. NASN looks forward to receiving a diverse group of submissions to fill out the conference schedule.

Join the American Lung Association for the webinar, “Back-to-School with Asthma: Managing & Staying Healthy During COVID-19.” During this educational opportunity, you will hear provide guidance for schools, parents of children with asthma, and the larger community on COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 school year.

School-Located Vaccination Strategies to Increase Child & Adolescent Immunization Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children and adolescents in the United States have fallen behind on recommended routine immunizations. As schools reopen in person for the fall, school-located vaccination (SLV) clinics can help support improved access to COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible students and their families, while also providing critical opportunities for the seasonal flu shot and “catch up” on routine vaccinations.

There are helpful emotion regulation strategies that you can use as a nurse to live a healthier life at work and at home. Join the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence for the fall webinar series for nurses on managing emotions.

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