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• School Nurse Orientation Resources
• Publications & Guidelines 
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• Announcements & Professional Development Opportunities
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Resources

The Role of the School Nurse

• Alaska School Nurse Data Collection Report 2013​

• Alaska School Nurse Data Collection 2014-15​

• Alaska School Nursing Services Update (1-2016)
• Alaska Data Related to School Health Services (1-2016)

• Alaska School Nurses Make a Difference Brochure

• Comparison of Scope of Practices in Alaska
• Role of the School Nurse Delivering School Health Services​

• School Nursing: Impacting Student Achievement Every Day​

• Presentation in PDF format
• Presentation Instructions
• Presentation Note Pages
• Presentation References

​​ National Resources

• National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
• Case for School Nursing Tools and Resources​
• ​Step Up & Be Counted Standardized Data Set for School Health Services​​​ ​
• ​​Unlocking the Potential of School Health Nursing: Keeping Children Healthy, In School, and Ready to Learn 
  

School Nurse Orientation Resources

• Alaska Records Retention: Health Services Highlights  
• Delegation of Nursing Tasks in the School Setting​
• Legal Accountability in School Nursing Practice​
• NASN Back-to-School Toolkit    
• NASN School Nurse Back-to-School Checklist​
• Standards of School Nursing Practice
• ​​AK DPH Vision Screening Training

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Publications and Guidelines

• Alaska School and Child Care Facility Immunization Manual​
• Alaska Tuberculosis Control Manual
•   Best Practice Statement: Use of Alternative Medications and Essential Oils at School ​
• Diabetes Management: Guide for Training Unlicensed School Staff​
• Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for School Health Services
•   Emergency Medication Administration: Guide for Training Unlicensed School Staff
• ​Seizure Emergencies in School
• ​Emergency Guidelines for Schools
  
• Essential School Health Services for Students with Chronic Conditions
• ​Federal and State Laws Governing School Health Services
• Resources to Support School Health Services
• Recommended School Health Services Staff Roles
• Training Resources for School Staff
• Growth Screening and Referral: Guidelines for School Nursing Services
• Hearing Screening Guidelines for the Pre-school and School Population​
• Hearing Screening for the Pre-school and School Population
  
• Infectious Disease Management: Guidelines for Alaska Schools
• Measuring Height/Weight and Calculating BMI
• Student Height/Weight Surveillance/Screening Webinar (1-2014)
  
• Medication Administration: Delegation Decision Tree
• Medication Administration: Delegation Decision Tree Guidelines
• Medication Administration: Delegation/Training Checklists
• Medication Administration: Guide for Training Unlicensed School Staff
• Medication Administration: Model Nursing Standard-Protocols
• Medication Administration: Training for Unlicensed School Staff EED eLearning Module
• ​Medications Commonly Administered in the School Setting​
  
• Promoting Oral Health in Schools
• Vaccines and Immunizations Rack Card Version 1
• Vaccines and Immunizations Rack Card Version 2
• Vision Screening Guidelines for the Pre-school and School Population
• Well-Child Exams​

Forms

• Alaska Diabetes Individualized Healthcare Plan​
• ​Continuous Glucose Monitor Addendum/Guidelines​
  
• Diabetes Care for Out-of-School-Hours Activity Addendum​
• Allergy/Anaphylaxis Care Plan​
• Sample Medication Authorization - Prescription Long Term
• Sample Medication Authorization - Prescription Short Term
• Sample Medication Authorization - Non-Prescription
• Sample Student Health History Form 
• Sample General Emergency Action Plan
• Sample General Individualized Healthcare Plan
• Seizure Action Plan
• Student Asthma Action Card

Announcements and Professional Development Opportunities:

National Resources for Continuing Education

• NASN online Continuing Education Learning Center​

 

Related Links

Alaska Statutes and Licensing

• Alaska State Legislature Bills & Laws
• Alaska Board of Nursing​

Disease Control and Prevention

Asthma/Allergy

• Alaska Chapter of Asthma and Allergy Foundation
• American Lung Association
• Food Allergy Research & Education
• NASN - Asthma Resources
• NASN - Allergy/Anaphylaxis Resources​

Autism

• Alaska Division of Public Health Autism Resources

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• Children with Diabetes
• NASN - Diabetes Resources

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation
• Epilepsy Foundation Northwest
• Project Access

Infectious Disease

• Alaska Division of Public Health Section of Epidemiology
• HIV/STD Program
• Immunization Program​
• Influenza Information
• Tuberculosis Control Program​
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Head Lice

• CDC - Head Lice Information
• NASN - Head Lice Resources

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• Alaska Division of Public Health
• Healthy Alaskans 2020​
• Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• ​Gold Standard School Wellness Policy​
  

Heart Disease

• American Heart Association

Environmental Health

Mental/Behavioral Health

• ​Adverse Childhood Experiences in Alaska​​
  

• Alaska Division of Behavioral Health
• Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
• National Institute of Mental Health
• NASN - Drugs of Abuse Resources​
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Alaska's Get Out and Play Every Day Campaign
• Alaska Child Nutrition Programs​
• American Dietetic Association
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2016)
• 5210 Let's Go! Campaign
• Let's Move! America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation
• Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (2008)​
• School Nutrition Association​
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service
• ​Choose My Plate​
  

Obesity

• Alaska Division of Public Health Obesity Prevention and Control Program
• CDC - About BMI for Children and Teens
• CDC - Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight
• KidsHealth - Your Child's Growth
• NASN - Childhood Obesity Resources​

School Health

• Alaska Division of Public Health School Health Program
• Alaska Division of Public Health School Nursing/School Health Services Program
• Alaska Department of Education and Early Development School Health and Wellness​
• CDC Adolescent and School Health
• CDC Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)​

Smoking and Tobacco

• Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control Program
• CDC - Smoking and Tobacco Use

Emergency Preparedness

• Alaska Division of Public Health Emergency Programs
• Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Disaster Updates​
• Alaska RESPOND
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• NASN - Disaster Preparedness Resources

Injury/Violence Prevention

Bullying

• Stop Bullying.gov

Children’s Safety and Injury Prevention

• Children's Safety Network
• Alaska Division of Public Health Injury Prevention Program
• Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Office of Children’s Services
• SAMHSA Safe Schools/Healthy Students​

Concussions

• CDC - Concussion Resources​

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

• Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Occupational Safety

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Suicide

• Alaska Division of Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention Resources
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Health Resources and Organizations

• Action for Healthy Kids
• Alaska Nurses Association
• Alaska School Nurses Association​
• Alaska Division of Health Care Services Denali KidCare
• All Alaska Pediatric Partnership
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Audiology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Optometry
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child​
• Drugs.com
• Mayo Clinic
• NIH Medline Plus​​
• Medscape
• National Association of School Nurses
• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute of Mental Health
• RX List
• Web MD