Weekly Digest

NASN news & updates

October 17, 2019

President's Message

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. One in 10 Americans have diabetes — that’s more than 30 million people. In fact, it's the third most common chronic health disease affecting an estimated 2.22/1,000 children and adolescents according to The Search for Diabetes in Youth (SEARCH) Study.

Diabetes management in children and adolescents requires complex daily management skills. Advances in diabetes technology continue to enhance the students' ability to manage diabetes at school, thus improving their quality of life.

November is American Diabetes Month, and there's no better time to increase awareness of this chronic disease. NASN has a number of resources on diabetes. In addition, we recently partnered with DANA, a website resource with diabetes care tools and technology.

Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN

NASN President

BETTER HEALTH. BETTER LEARNING. ™

NASN News and Highlights

Building and Leading Effective Coalitions

A new interactive educational activity from NASN explains the steps of building a coalition. Learners will be able to use the information in their own practice to develop a coalition plan and identify key coalition members. You can earn 0.4 CNE contact hours.

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Paid Sponsorship

On-Demand Course: Enhancing Your Virtual Footprint: The School Nurse's Professional Health Office Website

This course helps school nurses recognize, identify, and design their own professional practice websites.

Have You Accessed DANA Yet?

NASN is proud to collaborate with the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) to make DANA available to NASN members. DANA is a website resource that allows school nurses working with students with diabetes to access best-in-class information about diabetes technology. DANA was created by the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Learn more in the DANA Tech Digest.

Managing Chronic Health Conditions

New Resource: Oral Health Prevention Primer

The American Academy of Pediatrics is pleased to announce publication of the Oral Health Prevention Primer, an interactive online resource for primary care physicians, non-dental professionals, providers, and advocates who want to do more to address the oral health needs of children, families and communities.

Improving School Community & Student Health

CDC Interim Guidance: Assessment of e-Cigarette Use Associated Lung Injury

Based on the most current data, CDC’s updated interim guidance provides a framework for health care providers in their initial assessment, evaluation, management, and follow-up of persons with symptoms of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury. Read the release.

Related Resources: Are you a school nurse looking for resources to help educate teens on the dangers of e-cigarette use? FDA has free youth e-cigarette prevention posters. Available in English and Spanish. Download the posters.

MADD Power of You(th)

Every October, MADD staff and volunteers nationally activate around our youth underage prevention program Power of You(th) through enhanced exposure, specialized local activations, and, of course, an increased presence within the schools where we have staff and active volunteers. This year, MADD’s Power of You(th) program expands its focus to include looking at the short and long term dangers of marijuana use by youth.

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"How Loud is Too Loud?" Book Released

NCEH designed a new comic book titled “How Loud is Too Loud? as part of the “Ask a Scientist” comic series to learn about how to prevent noise induced hearing loss in a fun and engaging way. Both this and classroom lesson plan resources for health educators are available on CDC’s Healthy Schools web page.

Opportunities & Networking

Toolkit Helps Justify Attendance

at NASN2020

Looking forward to Las Vegas? The NASN2020 Justification Toolkit helps you request support to attend NASN's 52nd Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hope to see you there!

What's in the toolkit?

An invitation from NASN President Laurie Combe.
Learning outcomes for you and benefits your school and employer will reap.
Funding ideas if your employer is not able to support your attendance.
Testimonials from school nurses who have attended other NASN Annual Conferences.
A template letter to request support.

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Mark Your Calendar

Eczema Awareness Month

Join the National Eczema Association this month in increasing awareness of and reducing stigma surrounding eczema.

National Health Education Week

Since 1995, the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) has celebrated National Health Education Week (NHEW) during the third week of October.

NHEW is focused on increasing national awareness on major public health issues and promoting a better understanding of the role of health education.

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 2019 calendar.

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