Weekly Digest from NASN View as Webpage Weekly Digest NASN news & updates June 16, 2022 Virtual Registration is Still Open! NASN News and Highlights See more. Upcoming Events See more. Weekly Digest Archive See past issues. Follow NASN on Social ‌ ‌ ‌ President's Message School nurses are front-line health care providers, serving as the bridge between the health care and education systems. School nurses serve as public health sentinels for schools as well as their communities. For many children living in or near poverty, the school nurse may be the only health care professional they access regularly. School nurses are essential in infectious disease surveillance, identification and intervention for student physical and mental health concerns, health screenings, school-located vaccinations and immunization compliance efforts. NASN’s Virtual Hill Days this week have created momentum and shown support for this important legislation, the NURSE Act, to help children be safe, healthy, and ready to learn. Your participation in NASN’s Virtual Hill Days has shown the groundswell of support that school nurses have across the country. It's not too late to call your Member of Congress and Senators using the sample messages on the NASN website. And don't stop just because it's the end of Virtual Hill Days. Develop a rapport with your Members of Congress and Senators and check in with them from time to time so they know what you do and why you are vitally important! Linda Mendonça, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, NCSN, FNASN NASN President BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™ NASN News and Highlights NASN Awarded Funding for National Initiative to Advance Health Equity in K-12 Education NASN is pleased to announce that it has been selected by CDC Healthy Schools as a funding recipient under a new five-year cooperative agreement: National Initiative to Advance Health Equity in K-12 Education by Preventing Chronic Disease and Promoting Healthy Behaviors. With this funding, NASN’s project, Advancing Equity in School Health Services by School Nurses, will work with CDC-funded State Education Agencies, districts, schools, and school nurses across the country to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based policies, practices, and programs that expand access to physical, mental and behavioral health services, and improve the delivery of school health services to students in underserved communities, using school nurses as the fulcrum. VIEW ANNOUNCEMENT School Nurses’ Language Needs The number of school-aged students with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds is increasing across the United States. In this Journal of School Nursing Article: School Nurses’ Language Needs When Caring for Students from Limited English Proficiency Households, the survey identifies strategies school nurses use for communicating with families with limited English proficiency and describes recommendations to improve language needs. Paid advertisements New Blog: Mind-Body Skills, Week 2 School nursing can be incredibly stressful. NASN continues to be interested in reaching out to the Healthy School Nurse community with suggested strategies to support the energy and resiliency of school nurses. The Healthy School Nurse Community in SchoolNurseNet provides a place where you can discuss how you model healthy living. Check out the latest blog on Mind-Body Skills, Week 2, and continue to follow all month long for more! Community involvement and support can help school nurses adapt and take on challenges as they arise. We hope you will join us and share how your mental health and wellness journey is going. Identification of Workload Measurement Indicators for School Nursing Many school districts rely on caseload or student-to-school nurse ratios that are not grounded in evidence-based research. There is a need for a comprehensive workload instrument to describe the work of school nurses that incorporates the complexities of the role and includes acuity, care processes, and social determinants of health.  In The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) 2022 podcast, Martha Dewey Bergren, editor of The Journal of School Nursing, interviews author Beth Jameson to discuss the article, "Identification of Workload Measurement Indicators for School Nursing Practice." School Nurses in the News 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.  6 Honored For Saving Stabbed Student's Life In HoCo School Parking Lot (Source: patch.com) Q & A With Retiring Nurse Alma Ricci-Cohen (Source: patch.com) We must treat gun violence as a national crisis (Source: massteacher.org) Meet the 2022 ALDÍA Top Nurses (Source: aldianews.com) Schools stock up on overdose antidote (Source: wng.org) Rotary Club of Union Honors Three UHS Students, Counselor, District Nurses at Annual Event (Source: tapinto.net) COVID-19 Updates New Toolkit: Addressing Decline of Vaccination Rates Of U.S. Students Do you wish school leadership better understood the importance of student immunizations? AASA, The School Superintendents Association, in partnership with the Merck Foundation, developed a comprehensive toolkit for educational leaders to address the decline in vaccination rates of students resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This toolkit is available to superintendents, school boards, executive staff, school-based administration, teachers, families, and community members. A major priority of this offering is to ensure that superintendents and other district leaders have the knowledge, skills, and resources to address this challenging national health issue. Learn more and share with your education leaders. Article: Supporting Immunization Programs to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Immunization Action Coalition, Emory University, Vanderbilt University, and Association of Immunization Managers recently published an article in Vaccine, titled Supporting Immunization Programs to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Recommendations for National and Community-Based Stakeholders. The article focuses on effectively addressing the complex challenges of vaccine hesitancy, the value of community-based partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and the next steps. Staying Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters, for everyone ages 5 years and older. People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have specific recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters. Learn more. Use CDC’s COVID-19 booster tool to learn if and when you can get boosters to stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines. The following COVID-19 vaccine and booster recommendations may be updated as CDC continues to use the latest data related to safety and how well vaccines work, including over time and against new variants. CDC Guidance for Schools, Early Care, and Education Programs CDC guidance for K-12 and early care and education (ECE) programs. CDC’s guidance is now in line with recommendations found in the COVID-19 Community Levels and provides a pathway for schools and ECE programs to prepare for summer programming and the upcoming school year. Frequently Asked Questions for K-12 and Early Care and Education (ECE) Settings: Information for School and ECE Administrators, Teachers, Staff, and Families. Interactive School Ventilation Tool. This tool helps you see how particle levels change as you adjust ventilation settings. Know Your COVID-19 Community Level COVID-19 Community Levels is a 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. Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker School nurses are actively monitoring vaccine uptake for student populations. The Mayo Clinic has a resource to identify U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rates by state. This resource also reports U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rates by age. Learn more. NASN2022 Key Details Registration Rates: Register for Virtual NASN2022 Today See the Health and Safety Protocols. See the FAQs. Learning: NCPD CNE info Speaking at NASN2022? See the Speaker Information Attending In-Person NASN2022? Get savings at Atlanta's restaurants and shops! Can't make it to Atlanta? No problem, NASN2022 offers two separate learning events to meet the needs of all school nurses amid pandemic health, travel, and economic concerns. Virtual NASN2022 gives you the flexibility to learn from anywhere and provides exclusive content, featuring different sessions and speakers than the in-person event. The virtual schedule is a mix of sessions streamed in real-time with a live speaker Q&A immediately following each session and additional sessions you can view on your own time. Join us for the Virtual Conference with presentations on topics including: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition: What's New When 2 Puffs May Not Be Enough: Equity in Asthma Care From Problem to Practice: Looking at Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Management through the School Nursing Framework School-Located Vaccination: Role of School Nurses in Improving Student Vaccination Whether you join us In-Person, Virtually, or Bundle the two events, you're investing in your future. Get answers, get inspired, and have fun with like-minded people at a time when we truly need each other! Managing Chronic Health Conditions A Graduation Gift for High School Students Living with Lupus As the school year ends, we bring attention to this informational webinar outlining the American College of Rheumatology’s program and resources for school health professionals to support students with lupus transition from pediatric to adult health care. This learning activity offers a brief overview of lupus. There is an emphasis on resources for the school nurse, including NASN programs and resources to support the school nursing practice by incorporating health care transition planning for students with lupus. Learn more and view the webinar. Improving School Community & Student Health Empowering Students, Schools & Communities through Community Violence Interventions Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education and CDC hosted the webinar: Empowering Students, Schools & Communities through Community Violence Interventions. They shared how individuals, school communities, and districts can address violence in the community and our schools. In addition, a practitioner panel discussed innovative ways schools and local health departments are partnering to address community violence while creating safe and supportive learning environments for all students. View the webinar recording archived here. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention The most important step is to prevent lead exposure before it occurs. CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program’s website provides resources for families, healthcare providers, and public health professionals, including two new facts sheets: All Children Can Be Exposed to Lead and Blood Lead Levels in Children. Together we can educate to reduce exposure and help identify those exposed to improve children's health. New CDC Naloxone Materials CDC released a new suite of trainings and resources to promote the importance of naloxone to mitigate risks associated with opioid-involved overdose, increase naloxone dispensing in the community, and reduce the stigma surrounding naloxone through effective communication. Naloxone training is offered as a full module, Talking About Naloxone, or as separate mini-modules, so you can choose what best meets your needs. Access the full suite of trainings and resources. Parent and Caregiver Resources from Got Transition As students with chronic health conditions transition to adult care, parents/caregivers have questions. Got Transition provides resources and tools that school nurses can share with families and students. World Sickle Cell Day 2022 June 19 is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The international awareness day observed annually aims to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced by patients, their families, and caregivers. Shine the Light is a national awareness campaign to celebrate World Sickle Cell Day. Join with friends, family, neighbors, and others in your community, as people around the nation and across the globe host and hold local gatherings to shine the light on sickle cell disease. NASN Resources: Listen here to the NASN podcast where NASN School Nurse Editor Cynthia Galemore interviews authors Brenna Morse, Amanda Carmichael, and Veronica Bradford about the article, "Sickle Cell Disease Care Planning for School Nurses." Mark Your Calendar NASN Annual Conference: IN-PERSON NASN2022 June 28-30 To register or participate in person, you must: Register by June 6, 2022. No onsite registration will be offered in Atlanta, Georgia. Acknowledge that you have read and that you agree to the “Health and Safety Protocols.” Learn more and register NASN Annual Conference: VIRTUAL NASN2022 July 11-13 (online) Some of the content will be streamed in real time during the conference schedule. This content will also be recorded and available to view through October 14, 2022. NOTE: This event includes additional "anytime" or on-demand sessions that attendees can begin viewing on the first day of VIRTUAL NASN2022. Learn more and register State Associations of School Nurses' Conferences Georgia Association of School Nurses 2022 Business Meeting & Symposium - July 1 - Learn more and Register Mississippi School Nurse Association Conference - Transformation: MS School Nurses Emerging with a Renewed Vision of School Health - July 11-13 - Learn more South Dakota School Nurse Association 29th Annual Conference - School Nurses Riding the Waves - July 12-13 - Learn more and register Texas School Nurses Organization: Region IV Conference/44th Annual Belle Blackwell School Nurse Conference - School Nurses: Leading the Way to Healthier Students and Communities - July 15 - Learn more and Register Kansas School Nurse Conference 33rd Annual Statewide Summer Conference - Unstoppable! Better, Smarter, Stronger. - July 18-21 - Learn more and Register Wyoming School Nurses Association Annual Conference - Focus on the Framework, Community and Public Health - August 2-3 - Learn more and Register Vermont State School Nurses Association (VSSNA): Working Together Conference - Sponsored by VSSNA & University of Vermont Medical Center Nurse Educators - August 24 - Learn more and register NASN Calendar of Events This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar. NASN CALENDAR National Health Observances Calendar This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2021 calendar. OBSERVANCES CALENDAR Acceptance of advertising on the ad banner in this newsletter or resource information listed within in no way implies endorsement of advertised or listed products or services by NASN. No endorsement is intended or implied. 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