Posted On: 07-17-24
The School Health Office Resources 2024-2025 (11-page PDF) guide was compiled by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. It is a one-stop shop for school health office staff who want a single reference with web links on these topics:
This 16-page resource is designed to aid school nurses and others who work with school-aged children in the effective treatment of minor dental emergencies. The Missouri Office of Dental Health recommends all school health office staff review this practical guide before each school year so they are prepared to...
The Missouri Preventive Services Program (PSP) is dedicated to improving healthy smiles for all of Missouri’s children through education and preventive treatment. The goal of PSP is to review Missouri children’s oral health and provide a public health intervention called fluoride varnish. Tooth decay is one of the most...
This two-page document provides Missouri’s registered school nurses (RNs) with a practical self-assessment tool. The assessment includes 93 items that can be rated on a five-item lickert scale (i.e, 1 No experience/knowledge to 5, Mastery experience/knowledge and ability to teach and supervise others). The assessment findings can be used...
This eight-page document provides guidance for Missouri school health offices on priorities for common elements needed as part of a high-quality school health office/services operation. This resource is formatted as a checklist, providing recommended completion timeframes and a completed category for 100 items listed under five major topics: This...
Posted On: 07-16-24
This 58-page PDF document is based on a presentation done by Deb Cook, RN, AE-C, at the February 21, 2024 Missouri School Health Conference. The document includes color illustrations, text, and links to related websites.
The Missouri School Asthma Manual is a large (234 page) collection of resources designed to assist school nurses and others who seek to improve school asthma services. The manual index has been constructed to make it easy to locatematerials in the context of day-to-day needs to which school nurses...
The Respiratory Health Association and the Illinois Department of Public Health put together this 32-page toolkit to provide participating schools or school districts with guidelines to implement Illinois’ stock albuterol policy (Public Act 100-0726), focusing on medication storage, training guidelines/requirements, symptom recognition and emergency response protocols. It also includes...
Full title: Barriers and Solutions to Implementing Stock Asthma Medication in SchoolsPublished by the American Lung Association Editorial StaffDecember 13, 2023 In September 2023, the American Lung Association brought together school health professionals such as nurses for a to share some of the successful strategies and tactics that worked...
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) supports school policies that promote access to life-saving medicines to treat students and staff who experience asthma attacks or severe allergic reactions. Since 2012, most states have passed laws that allow or require schools to keep a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors...
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