Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates September 23, 2021 NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow Us on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message One in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year, but less than two-thirds get treatment. Our mental health is a huge part of overall health but often takes a backseat to other health issues or even everyday life. As we move into another winter with COVID-19 in our schools, we need to be aware of the mental strain on ourselves, our colleagues, and our students. The National Alliance on Mental Health released its theme for this year's Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 3-9: “Together for Mental Health.” Now more than ever, we need to come together for our mental health. If you need help, please don't hesitate to reach out to a trusted confidant or mental health professional. Linda Mendonça, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, NCSN, FNASN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights NEW School-Located Vaccine Clinic (SLVC) Resources NASN partnered with the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) to develop these reports on SLVCs. These reports were completed in tandem and should be reviewed as a complementary pair. The reports describe various models of SLVCs implemented, successes and challenges, and opportunities to continue supporting SLVCs to promote influenza, COVID-19, and childhood vaccinations. Please note in the coming months, these high-level reports will be utilized to publish digestible and actional tools for immunization programs, school nurses, and more! Funding for this work was made possible with special thanks to Flu Lab, an organization that makes grants and investments to advance innovative solutions to influenza challenges. LEARN MORE Paid advertisement School Nursing Associations: Restructuring for Contemporary Practice NASN School Nurse Editor Cynthia Galemore interviews authors 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. PODCAST 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. "We're exhausted": Michigan's school nurses take on heavy burden with COVID-19 (Source: Second Wave Media) Oasis Charter school nurse teaming up with foundation to help staff members affected by Covid-19 (Source: FOX 4 Southwest Florida) School nurse shortages are not a new problem; the pandemic amplified the need (Source: 9 News Denver) COVID-19 Updates New CDC Toolkit for Responding to COVID-19 Cases As K-12 schools resume in-person learning, school nurses must be ready to respond. Updated case investigation and contact tracing resources and materials can be found here. New CDC Resource on Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (MIS-C) CDC has developed and tested new materials to support healthcare professionals in diagnosing and treating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children including factsheets for parents. Learn more here. OSHA Updated Standards OSHA has updated their standards to guide emergency healthcare. Learn more Find out if your state requires OSHA guidance and the state plan here. NEW COVID-19 Resources CDC has a new data tracker for pediatric cases to monitor cases of COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C). Guidance for nebulizer use during the COVID-19 pandemic article. Care Coordination for Youth & Young Adults with Spina Bifida in Health Care Transition 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 Mental Illness Awareness Week is First Week of October Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 3-9, is centered around the theme “Together for Mental Health,” which focuses on the importance of advocating for better care for people with serious mental illness (SMI). The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides a number of resources to use in your school to highlight mental illness. NASN Resources: Check out NASN's resources on mental health that you can use in your school. Mark Your Calendar Attendance Awareness Campaign Webinar 4: Supported: Leveraging Attendance Data to Ensure Ongoing Success 2 P.M. EST Wednesday, September 29, 2021 This webinar will explore what can be done at the local and state level to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and engage students and their families despite these difficult conditions. Attendees will examine how chronic absence data can be used to identify students, families, and schools that need additional support. Register now Informational Webinar – School Nurse Resources for Lupus Care 2 - 3 P.M. EDT Thursday, September 30 Join this live webinar to increase your awareness of and ask questions about new resources to support pediatric to adult transition of lupus care – a graduation gift from you to high school students living with lupus - coming to you from the American College of Rheumatology and NASN. Register now 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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