Resources across the web for school nurses

General Interest Websites

• National Calendar of Health Observances
  Calendar

Health Education

• Comprehensive School Health Education
  School Health
• Indiana University Links for School Health Education
  Drugs
• National Health Education Standards
  Health Education Standards

Immunization Information

• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
  CDC Vaccine information
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  AAP immunization topics
• Immunization Action Coalition
  IAC

Lice/Bed Bugs/Ticks

• IdentifyUs, LLC
  Information, insight and guidance to help identify and manage pest related problems, including head lice, bed bugs and ticks. Site editor is Richard Pollack, PhD.
  • Bed Bugs
  • Head lice
  • Ticks

Medications

• US Pharmacopeia
  Medication information, Children and Medication, Medication Error Reporting

Mental Health

• Center for School Mental Health Assistance
  Mental Health
• UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools
  Mental Health

Publications

• Emergency Guidelines for Schools (2007)
  EM
• Guidelines For The Nurse In The School Setting Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children
  EM
• Merck Manual online
  Merck

Safety and Related Programs

• Children's Safety Network
  Education Development Center
• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
  U.S. Department of Education
• Emergency Medical Services for Children
  EMSC
• National Institutes of Health
  NIH
• Playground Safety
  Playground Safety

School Based Primary Care and Centers

• Bureau of Primary Health Care
  "Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities"
• National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
  NASBHC
• The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
  CHHCS

School Health - General

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  Emergency Information Form - children with special needs
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  National professional association ofpediatricians
• American School Health Association
  ASHA
• CDC Division of Adolescents and School Health
  Numerous school health information fact sheets and studies
• Center for Disease Control
  Information and fact sheets on many health and saftey topics
• National Association of of State Boards of Education
  "Fit , Healthy, and Ready to Learn"
• National Resource Center for Health and Saftey in Child Care and Early Education
  A - Z online information and fact sheets
• National School Board Association School Health Resource
  NSBA

School Nurse Associations

• American School Health Association
  ASHA
• National Association of School Nurses
  Professional membership association
• National School Boards Association
  NSBA

Specific Conditions

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
  AAAAI
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorders
  ADHD (CHADD)
• Eating Disorders
  National Eating Disorders Association
• Office of Rare Diseases (NIH)
  National Institute of Health
• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
  FAAN

State School Nurse Consultants

• National Association of State School Nurse Consultants
  NASSNC

Students with Disabilities

• American College of Emergency Physicians
  Emergency Information Form
• National Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  NCCYD
• Starbright Foundation
  Starbright Foundation

School Health Alert Special Reports

• 2008 Salary Survey Summary
• Children with Disabilities- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• The Impact of the School Nurse Shortage
• Job Security: A Thing of the Past?
• Legal Aspects of School Nursing