Join Amy Dark, DNP, MSN-PH, Nursing Education and Practice Specialist at NASN, Dr. Jessica Reggi, National Advisor for Whole Child Health, and Leah Ferguson, DrPH, Director of Evaluation with Healthier Generation, on April 2, 2025, at 2 PM ET for a special conversation highlighting the critical role schools, particularly school nurses, play in health communication, and opportunities for public health organizations, practitioners, and school leaders to encourage uptake of routine child vaccinations. Learn more and register for the webinar.

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.

• Pelion School Nurse Honored as Lifesaver (Source: abccolumbia.com)
• Pennsylvania School Nurse Saves the Day by Delivering Colleague's Baby at Walter S. Miller Elementary (Source: cbsnews.com)
• Nurse Mary Tapped for Major Award: Chosen State School Nurse of the Year (Source: shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com)
• Local Student Who Survived Cardiac Arrest Advocating for CPR, AED Awareness With Nurse Who Saved Her (Source: 21alivenews.com)
• Hamilton Community Schools Nurse Wins 2025 Michigan School Nurse of the Year (Source: fox17online.com)
• School Nurses Can See the Warning Signs of Youth Mental Health Issues (Source: 29news.com)

It's not too late! Become a NASN member by March 31, and we will automatically enter you into a drawing for a conference scholarship. We now offer two scholarships—one for In-Person and one for Virtual NASN2025.

NASN's School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Students with Seizures and Epilepsy, designed to assist the school nurse in effectively and safely addressing seizures and epilepsy in the school setting, provides evidence-based recommendations for best practice and standardized care and the systematic measurement of outcomes. The CPG Implementation Toolkit includes documents related to:

• Assessment
• Planning
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Resources Available

Related Resources: NASN's NCPD programs:

• School Nurse Epilepsy Clinical Practice Guidelines and Toolkit Training
• Mental Health Challenges for Students with Epilepsy: Practice Considerations for School Nurses

In a recent Education Week article, Lynn Nelson, president-elect of NASN, said, “Around 35 percent of our school-age kids don’t get enough sleep. And there are well-documented impacts this has on physical health, mental health, and academic success.”

The National Sleep Foundation uses Sleep Awareness Week^® to emphasize the critical connection between sleep and health and well-being. Find sleep tips, guidance, and research you can use and share to create positive, healthy sleep habits, because small steps can make a big difference in sleep health.

NASN is proud to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM) this March with the campaign "We're Here All Year," emphasizing that community, accessibility, and opportunities for people with developmental disabilities should be recognized and championed every day—not just in March. Get involved and support DDAM.

National Nutrition Month^® is an annual campaign encouraging everyone to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits. School nurses can lead in the development of local school health policies and district/community policies that support wellness, healthy nutrition, increased physical activity, and healthy lifestyle behaviors for all students. Explore resources to help tackle childhood obesity and support student wellness.

Mark your calendars for the Adolescent Immunization Action Week, #AIAW25, webinar on April 10, 2025, at noon ET! Adolescents, young adults, parents/caregivers, healthcare professionals, advocates, and educators are invited to join leading experts for a conversation about trust, misinformation, and vaccination. Register now. 

NASN Calendar of Events

This calendar includes upcoming events hosted by NASN and NASN affiliate school nurse organizations. Access the calendar.

National Health Observances Calendar

This calendar lists special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics. Access the 2025 calendar. 

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