Weekly Digest
NASN news & updates
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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.
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School Nurses’ Language Needs |
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New Blog: Mind-Body Skills, Week 2
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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.
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Identification of Workload Measurement Indicators for School Nursing |
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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.
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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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New Toolkit: Addressing Decline of Vaccination Rates Of U.S. Students |
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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.
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Article: Supporting Immunization Programs to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy |
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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.
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Staying Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines |
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CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters, for everyone ages 5 years and older.
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People who are moderately or severely immunocompromised have specific recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters. Learn more.
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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.
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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.
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CDC Guidance for Schools, Early Care, and Education Programs |
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Know Your COVID-19 Community Level |
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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.
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Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker |
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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.
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Attending In-Person NASN2022? Get savings at Atlanta's restaurants and shops!
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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!
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Managing Chronic Health Conditions |
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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.
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Improving School Community & Student Health |
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Empowering Students, Schools & Communities through Community Violence Interventions |
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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.
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New CDC Naloxone Materials |
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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.
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Parent and Caregiver Resources from Got Transition |
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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.
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World Sickle Cell Day 2022 |
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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.
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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.
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Acknowledge that you have read and that you agree to the “Health and Safety Protocols.”
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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.
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State Associations of School Nurses' Conferences |
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Mississippi School Nurse Association Conference - Transformation: MS School Nurses Emerging with a Renewed Vision of School Health - July 11-13 - Learn more
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South Dakota School Nurse Association 29th Annual Conference - School Nurses Riding the Waves - July 12-13 - Learn more and register
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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
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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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