Renewing your membership with the New York State Association of School Nurses, will enable you to enjoy the benefits of being unified with the National Association of School Nurses. Your professional associations offer a world of opportunities and resources for school nurses and your membership makes the national and local voice of school nursing stronger as we support student health and educational success. Together, both organizations make an investment in our future, the future of school nursing and the future of the children we serve. Join or renew now to receive the programs, services and resources that advance your school nursing practice.

Resources available to you as a unified member of both nursing organizations:

• NYSASN's newsletter "The Communicator" (published three times a year)
• Website, (www.nysasn.org), with information specific to your New York State Nurse Practice Act, Position Statements, Legislative information specific to NYS
• Legislative chairperson to educate and advocate for initiatives relevant to school health
• Premier educational offerings, including our School Nurse Orientation Program and Annual Conference with collegial networking/mentoring opportunities
• Scholarships and awards
• Zone representatives throughout New York State to represent your ideas and interests on the NYSASN Board of Directors
• A NYSASN sponsored NASN Director, who sits on the NASN Board of Directors to represent NYS school nurses
• A NYSASN delegate to the New York State Council of Educational Associations to be the voice of school nurses
• A NYSASN representative on the NYS Department of Health Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee

• NASN newsletter (published 6 times a year)
• Journal of School Nursing (published 6 times a year with opportunity for continuing education credits)
• Weekly digest (electronic newsletter)
• Vision Sevices Plan, Sight for Students Program: eye exams and corrective lenses for students in need
• Annual conference
• Website, (www.nasn.org), with continuing updates on resources including programs, publications, Position Statements, Issue Briefs, legislative alerts
• Online continuing education developed for school nursing practice
• Support network through discussion lists and special interest groups
• Scholarships, grants and awards
• Publications at special member rates to support your excellence in practice