Get ready, the Great American Smokeout is coming up soon. People who have support when trying to quit smoking are more likely to succeed than those who try to quit alone. Use the resources on smoking.gov for support, including a quit app 📱, for your students.

In this continuing education activity, learn to identify comprehensive sexuality education for teens and young adults, use multiple skills in building consensus for comprehensive sexuality education, and define characteristics of abstinence‐only and comprehensive sexuality education programs.

Originally presented at the NASN2019 Annual Conference, What's New in Diabetes Technology and How to Manage Care in Schools is now available. This educational activity provides an overview of new diabetes technology, components for successful management and coordination of care in schools, and addresses barriers to using the new technology. Upon successful completion of this offering, you will receive 1.25 CNE contact hours. This is complimentary for NASN members ($20 for nonmembers).

Read recommendations for healthcare providers working in different settings with children and youth with mild traumatic brain injury. See a commentary on what schools need to know about the guidelines.

Children and youth who have experienced trauma and adversity need the adults in their lives to recognize and understand how those events may affect them — especially their development and behavior. Safe and Sound: Responding to the Experiences of Children Adopted or in Foster Care was developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics with support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and Jockey Being Family. This informational series is for adults in the lives of children and youth who are adopted or in foster care, e.g., parents, caseworkers, early education and child care providers, teachers, school nurses, counselors, and others. The series examines — from diverse perspectives — the effects of early trauma, strategies on how to address the effects, and resources for more help and information.

Flu season is nearly here and there are usually a good number of Americans who remain unvaccinated by the beginning of December. National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is almost here (Dec. 1-7). It’s our nation’s final push to get more Americans vaccinated against flu. This year the daily topics focus on high-risk groups. Monday (Dec 2) of NIVW will focus on children under 5. Wednesday (Dec 4) will focus on people with chronic health conditions.

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