Resources...

Food Allergies

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Managment of Food Allergy in the United States

Online Courses

Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is a free, online course.

Diabetes

The African American Guide to Living Well With Diabetes

Hold a diabetes workshop in your school! An interactive, stimulating diabetes education workshop geared towards school nurses. It will give you the knowledge and tools necessary to confidently help students with diabetes...

Obesity

America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids

Oral Health

From the AAP, check it out...Protecting All Children's Teeth (PACT), A Pediatric Oral Health Training Program

Search for a local dentist for the School Dental Certificates ...

Articles of Interest...

Bed bugs have increasingly become a problem...

Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring...

FROM THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, Charting Nursing's Future: Unlocking the Potential of School Nursing...

A MUST READ for School Nurses..."Healthy Students are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reform to Close the Achievement Gap"

Summary of Final SCHIP Reauthorization Bill... 2/3/09

National Children's Study Launches Recruitment at Two Vanguard Locations...1/13/09

New York Times article regarding "Third Hand Smoke"... 1/3/09

KINSHIP GUARDIAN PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN

CDC...

Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Schools (Grades K-12)....

Primary Changes and Updates in the 2008 ACIP Recommendations - "Beginning with the 2008-09 influenza season, annual vaccination of all children aged 5-18 years is recommended. Annual vaccination of all children...

PANDEMIC FLU RESOURCES, ARE YOU PREPARED?

NYSDOH...

Flu Guide for Parents 2011

2009 Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management of Adults and Children with Asthma

From the Department of Health's regional presentations on NYSIIS (New York State Immunization Information System), notes for School Nurses...

Asthma and the School Environment in New York State... Findings and recommendations from the New York State Department of Health...

Updated document "Health Advisory: Prevention of Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections in the School Setting", December 2008...

MRSA

DIABETES

State Health Department Issues New Diabetes Resource Guide... 4/23/09

SUGGESTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH VIRAL ILLNESS BROCHURE