We all know better than most that there is a severe shortage of school nurses. The majority of school nurses are employed by education and funded from regular/special education funds. Other funding for school nurses include health department, local organizations, federal, and state organizations.
But the money isn't always there. And the people who fill the gaps sometimes aren't qualified to handle all that school nurses handle, from management of diabetes care and asthma to seeing the flu in schools,let alone all that is entailed in NASN’s Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice. ™
I wish all of you a wonderful holiday season with friends and family and I look forward to seeing you in 2020!
Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN
NASN President
BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™
NASN News and Highlights
Media Contest - Prizes Awarded! Due Jan. 31, 2020
Data is necessary to advance school nursing. The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! helps build capacity and understanding of school health data. As part of this initiative we invite you to participate in a media (videos, infographics, or other media) contest by sharing ideas and ways you have promoted data.
If you’re not sure, we have compiled a list of Data Coordinators in each state for you to access. Find your state and when appropriate, ask state level data collection questions.
Vanquishing Vaping: School Nurse-Led e-Cigarette Prevention and Early Intervention
NASN has received grant funding from the Aetna Foundation to create educational programming for the prevention/intervention of vaping for youth. The NASN nursing team is interested in learning about school districts that have an established vaping prevention/intervention program in place. Please contact Elizabeth Clark to provide an overview of your program.
The Weekly Digest will not be published for the next two weeks. Publication will resume the first week of 2020. Happy holidays and Happy New Year!
Improving School Community & Student Health
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Scorecard
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed its Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Scorecard to increase public transparency about the program's administration and outcomes. Take a look and see the important work that your state is accomplishing to support Medicaid and CHIP recipients.
Interested in Reaching NASN members? Join us at NASN2020 in Las Vegas!
Have a product or service that benefits school nurses? Are school nurses an important part of your customer segment? Looking for feedback on a new product? If you answered YES to any of these, consider exhibiting at NASN2020! Each year, the exhibit hall at the NASN Annual Conference features more than 90 exhibiting companies showcasing the latest, greatest and essential products for use by school nurses. Exhibiting allows you to discuss your product or service with a qualified, targeted audience and receive immediate feedback. The exhibit hall will be open June 30 – July 1, 2020 and features dedicated hours and refreshment breaks. Don't miss this opportunity to meet with more than 1,000 school nurse attendees!
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