Weekly Digest
NASN news & updates
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NASN Responds to President Biden’s Call for More School-Based Mental Health Professionals |
NASN applauds President Joe Biden’s announcement during his first State of the Union address to double the number of school-based mental health professionals.
“NASN is pleased President Biden discussed the nation’s mental health crisis in the State of the Union,” said Donna Mazyck, MS, RN, NCSN, CAE, FNASN, executive director of NASN. “The strategy President Biden laid out dovetails with NASN’s commitment to health equity for students by increasing school nursing services in the country.”
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School Nurses Highlighted in President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan |
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The White House yesterday released its National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. The plan outlines activities and investments that will be needed in the fight against the COIVD-19 pandemic. The plan states, “As demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, school nurses are invaluable assets to our school communities, advancing the health and safety needs of students and families in the pandemic and far beyond.”
“NASN is pleased that President Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan highlights the critical role that school nurses and school health services play in keeping our nation’s children healthy and safe, and in helping schools remain safely open,” said Donna Mazyck, MS, RN, NCSN, CAE, FNASN, executive director of NASN.
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NASN and IEL Announce Champions for School Health Project |
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NASN is proud to announce the Champions for School Health project to increase confidence in and access to pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations. Created in partnership with the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) and with the generous support from Kaiser Permanente, the project will address both the immediate and long-term goals and outcomes of:
- increasing COVID-19 pediatric vaccinations,
- increasing confidence in COVID-19 pediatric vaccines,
- creating sustainable school and community partnerships, and
- increasing health equity for under-resourced communities.
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NASN Position Statement (update): School-located Vaccination
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It is the position of NASN that reaching high vaccination coverage of school-age children, as outlined in Healthy People 2030, is an essential public health objective. The National Strategic Plan for the United States 2021-2025 highlights the importance of increasing the availability of vaccines and removing barriers to access in non-traditional healthcare settings. School-located vaccination (SLV) can enhance other emerging non-traditional vaccination sites. The school nurse is in a critical position to create awareness, influence action, and provide leadership in the development of SLV programs. |
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Meet the Editor Bimonthly Web Meeting
In the sixth meeting in the web series Meet the Editor, The Journal of School Nursing Editor, Dr. Martha Dewey Bergren, will provide brief tips for authors and will field comments and questions from aspiring authors during this interactive meeting. Learners will be able to list the characteristics of a well-crafted manuscript title and cite the ideal length of a manuscript title. SEATING IS LIMITED to the first 100 slots! Join us at 3:30 p.m. EST on March 15, 2022.
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2022 NASN Election Opens March 15 |
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Are you a voting member? Don’t miss your chance to vote in this year’s election. Ballots may be cast online until April 15, 2022, at midnight.
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Assessing Substance Abuse Risk in Students |
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NASN has developed online learning modules for the learner to gain an understanding of the CRAFFT 2.1 and CRAFFT 2.1+N assessment tools. They are geared toward school-age students to assess potential substance and nicotine use and/or abuse by gaining an understanding of the importance of maintaining student confidentiality, the different risk levels identified in the assessment tool, how to administer the assessment tool in the school setting, and reflect on how they can change their daily practice. Explore these NASN online events for 1.5 NCPD CNE.
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Mindfulness Moments in Healthy School Nurse Community |
Make yourself a priority, participate in the moments, and share with your school nurse colleagues.
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School Nurses in the News |
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This section highlights news stories featuring NASN and school nurses. If you have a story about school nurses you'd like us to consider including, please send it to us.
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CDC Guidance: Wearing of Masks on Buses or Vans operated by Schools |
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Effective February 25, 2022, the CDC does not require wearing masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems, including early care and education/childcare programs. School systems can determine policies and procedures based on federal, state and local control. Students using public transportation to and from school will need to continue to wear a mask in compliance with the Federal Mask Mandate for Transit through 3/18/22. Learn more.
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CDC Guidance: Know Your COVID-19 Community Level |
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COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high. Hospital beds in use, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area will determine community levels. School nurses can use the map of the U.S. by county to track the community level of transmission for your school(s), which is updated weekly.
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CDC Guidance: Prioritizing Case Investigation and Contact Tracing |
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New guidance for state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) health departments includes the advice that universal case investigation and contact tracing are not recommended for COVID-19. Health department jurisdictions should prioritize specific settings and groups at increased risk. STLT health departments may still provide technical assistance and support to K-12 schools and districts that choose to continue with case investigation and contact tracing, particularly if they are implementing test to stay (TTS) strategies. CDC guidance for K-12 Schools, Early Childhood Education, and Higher Education is coming soon.
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#VaxAmbassador Training: Best Practices for Community Outreach
Join the #VaxAmbassador program training Today, March 3 from 7-8 p.m. ET to learn how to initiate and engage in effective conversations about the COVID-19 vaccines in your online communities. Talking to friends and family is one of the best ways to help our communities get the information they need to plan to get themselves or their families vaccinated.
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Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Bootcamp
Hosted by NASN and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET. This two-hour webinar is intended for school nurses and staff who are tasked with building COVID-19 vaccine confidence and increasing vaccine demand and will provide:
- An update of the state of COVID-19 vaccine confidence in the United States
- An overview of vaccine confidence concepts
- Tips for building vaccine confidence in schools
- Promising practices from school nurses with success addressing COVID-19 vaccine confidence and increasing vaccine demand
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Facilitated breakout sessions to brainstorm strategies for increasing vaccine confidence and demand (includes an interactive activity)
- CDC resources for communication and confidence building
The webinar is limited to 200 people. The Zoom link will be provided once registered. Registration closes at 5 p.m. ET TOMORROW, March 4!
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NASN’s 54th Annual School Nurse Conference offers two separate learning events in 2022 to meet the needs of all school nurses, amid pandemic health, travel, and economic concerns. Each event will feature its own sessions and speakers.
Check out your options for 2022:
- The in-person event will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, June 28-30, 2022
- The virtual event will take place July 11-13, 2022.
- You can also bundle the two events together to increase the total number of NCPD CNE; double your skills, double your networking, and double your experience!
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Managing Chronic Health Conditions |
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Course: The Emerging School Nurse Leader Role in Decreasing School Absenteeism in Children with Migraine Headache |
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Nearly 60% of children and adolescents worldwide report headaches. Fewer than 50% have never been evaluated by a healthcare provider, given a headache diagnosis, or offered a management strategy. Eight percent to 12% of youth with headaches meet diagnostic criteria for migraine. Migraine is the leading cause of disability among 15-49-year-olds worldwide. Headache-related disability leads to school absenteeism, decreased self-esteem, declining school performance, and decreased QOL. The school nurse is optimally positioned to change this trajectory for many of their students. Learn more and complete the course.
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Improving School Community & Student Health |
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Report on Children’s Mental Health Highlights Concerns Pre-Pandemic |
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This federal report found that poor mental health among children was a substantial public health concern even before the pandemic. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety among children of all ages, and symptoms related to depression among adolescents - are the most common concerns. The report also aimed to summarize positive indicators of children’s mental health, such as emotional well-being and resilience.
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Empower your School Community: STOP THE BLEED® Club Program
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The mission of the Stop the Bleed Coalition is to support the STOP THE BLEED ® campaign by providing resources that enable collaboration and cooperation between the many people and organizations working to train and equip the nation to reduce the loss of life due to traumatic bleeding.
The Department of Defense has authorized the Stop the Bleed Coalition to establish a STOP THE BLEED® Club program. STOP THE BLEED ® Clubs are designed to enable students to introduce and build effective STOP THE BLEED ® programs or to enhance existing programs to help prepare and empower their community members to act if tragedy strikes. Learn how to start a STOP THE BLEED ® Club at your school. A STOP THE BLEED ® Club license provides access to all of the tools and services needed to get a club up and running.
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Tomorrow is International HPV Awareness Day |
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International HPV Awareness Day is a time to recognize both the progress we’ve made against HPV cancers and the work we still must do. During the pandemic, many teens and pre-teens have fallen behind on getting HPV and other routine vaccinations. Without the HPV vaccine, these young people are at risk for HPV-related cancers later in life. NASN, in partnership with the Association of Immunization Managers and the National HPV Roundtable, are working together to promote International HPV Awareness Day. Please share this important message across your social media platforms and with your networks along with a special HPV Awareness Day video that will be released on March 4. We have an amazing opportunity to protect our kids from HPV cancers with a safe and effective vaccine. Thank you for all you do to support childhood immunizations! Together, we can end HPV cancer!
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March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
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Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and their partners work together to create a social media campaign that highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities.
The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life, as well as awareness of the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live.
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NASN Resources: NASN Supports IDEIA and Section 504 Teams - The School Nurse as an Essential Team Member. It is the position of NASN that the school nurse is an essential member of multidisciplinary educational teams participating in the identification, evaluation, and monitoring of students who may be eligible for services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) (2004) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended through the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act (ADAA) in 2008. View position statement here.
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Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Bootcamp
Wednesday, March 9
This webinar, hosted by the CDC and NASN, is intended for school nurses and staff who are tasked with building COVID-19 vaccine confidence and increasing vaccine demand.
The webinar is limited to 200 people.
Registration closes at 5 p.m. ET, March 4.
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HIMSS22: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
March 14 - March 18
Explore the power of innovation to re-imagine health at HIMSS22: the premier global healthcare conference. Choose your path to attend: in-person, digital, or both.
NASN is excited to be a Collaborator of HIMSS22! As such, our members receive the member discount to attend.
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Tuesday, March 15
During the next election cycle, NASN will seek candidates for the office of President-Elect 2023-2025, Secretary/Treasurer 2023-2025 and for membership on the Nominating Committee 2023-2025.
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School Nurse Day
Wednesday, May 11
Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses.
National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting.
The 2022 toolkit will be released in the spring.
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NASN’s Annual School Nurse Conference
NASN2022 BUNDLE: Includes both options
NASN’s 54th Annual School Nurse Conference will offer two separate learning events in 2022 to meet the needs of all school nurses, amid pandemic health, travel and economic concerns.
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State Associations of School Nurses' Conferences |
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New Jersey State School Nurses Association Virtual Spring Conference - NJ School Nurses: A Force for the Future - March 19 - Learn more and Register
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Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners Conference - Moving On and Moving Up - March 24-April 23 - Learn more and Register
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Delaware School Nurse Association Winter Conference - 911...OOPPSS..Nurses Office, What's Your Emergency? - March 26 - Learn more and Register
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Ohio Association of School Nurses 49th Annual Conference - Where Perseverance Meets Passion - April 1-April 3 - Learn more and Register
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Missouri Association of School Nurses: Annual Spring Conference 2022 - School Nurses: Helping Students Soar to New Heights - April 2 & 3 - Learn more and Register
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Oregon School Nurses Association Spring Conference 2022 - Strengthening the Essentials - April 21-April 22 - Learn more and Register
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Utah School Nurse Association: Annual Spring Conference - Healthy Children are Better Learners - May 5 & 6 - Learn more and Register
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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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National Health Observances Calendar
This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2021 calendar.
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