Virginia Association of School Nurses

	Virginia Association of School Nurses
	Dedicated to serving our children

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	Policies and Procedures

Websites of Interest to the School Nurse

VA Dept of Educaton School Health Nurses website: www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Health/home.html

Seasonal flu information for schools: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/index.htm

Cold and flu information: http://www.healthline.com/channel/cold-and-flu.html

Flu poster can be downloaded from the CDC that is promoting flu vaccine for children: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/flugallery/2008-09/fluvac_kids.htm

Child and Adolescent Health website: www.vahealth.org/childadolescenthealth/schoolhealth/

Six videos on Asthma available at this website: http://www.wasda.org/public/resources/Asthma.asp

Easy link to use to look up information on different health related conditions: www.chkd.org/schoolhealth

Hand Washing info: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HandWashing/

Here’s a great website that explains many illnesses, medicines, etc in American Sign Language: http://www.deafmd.org/

Kick Butts Day is March 25th. Here are some resources that you might be able to organize this event at your school: http://kickbuttsday.org/resources/downloads.php

MDI and Inhaler information: www.thoracic.org/sections/education/patient-education/patient-information-series/index.cfm

Click on the title (scroll down to find it in alpha order). The one sheet item describes how to use an MDI (with and without a spacer/chamber), how to prime it, how to clean it, what an HFA inhaler is, and how the new propellant improves medication delivery in the lungs. This pdf item can be printed.

Diabetes - Access the diabetes information by following links to services and programs: www.vcuchildrens.org

Diabetes - This website offers comprehensive education and support, helping children, families and the community learn to live with diabetes: www.chkd.org/Diabetes

New and improved site provides early education and child care information to health care professionals, child care professionals, and families: www.healthychildcare.org

Diabetes - This site includes messages and tools from the CDC about diabetes control: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/

Diabetes - Click on Life with Diabetes tab and request a free School Advisory Toolkit: www.jdrf.org

Food Allergies - Lots of great information to order plus a free newsletter: www.foodallergy.org

Homeless Children and Youth - A William & Mary based project: www.wm.edu/hope

Vaccine - Great article on how to discuss vaccine concerns with parents: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2068.pdf

Order a FREE Wellness Activation Kit to help your school lead the revolution for a healthier future: www.SchoolWellnessKit.org

Good information available about health and safety especially at the HRSA site: www.hhs.gov

To learn more about Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention visit the Virginia Department of Health Lead Safe website: http://www.vahealth.org/leadsafe/

Fun and informative Web Sites For Children

Calculate your BMI: Are you overweight, underweight or just right? Calculate your BMI: at http://www.blubberbuster.com/height_weight.html

Asthma web sites

Allergy and Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics http://www.aanma.org/

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network www.foodallergy.org

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) web sites

Diabetes web sites

Mealtime Dosage Calculator http://integrateddiabetes.com/tools.shtml

Can you count your carbs? Take a quiz: http://integrateddiabetes.com/carbtest.shtml

What is Diabetes http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/diabetes.htm# http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_Tips_Diabetes.pdf

Staying Active with Diabetes

http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/control.htm

Stay at a Healthy Weight

http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/control/4Steps.htm#Step3

Eating Healthy with Diabetes

http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_Tips_Eat.pdf

Tips for Teens Dealing with Diabetes

http://www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/youth/youth.htm

Flu information web site

http://www.getreadyforflu.org/kids/pg_kids_links.htm

Handwashing web sites

Head lice web sites:

Head lice: http://www.headlice.org/

Medlineplus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000840.htm

Medical information web sites:

Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/

CHKD: http://www.chkd.org/HealthLibrary/SchoolHealth.aspx

Health issues: http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Web MD http://www.webmd.com/

Medicine.net Slide shows of medical issues: http://www.medicinenet.com/ Click on Slide show

Nutrition web sites

My pyramid: http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Smart Mouth: http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/
Nutrition Cafe Game: http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/

Dole SuperKids http://www.dolesuperkids.com/

Nutrition: http://ific.org/

General Nutrition: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/food/general-nutrition/299.html

Healthy Choices for Kids Online http://www.healthychoices.org/index.php?page_id=28

Healthy children web sites for
US Dept. of Health and Human Services for Kids: http://www.hhs.gov/kids/
Your Gross and Cool Body: http://yucky.discovery.com/noflash/body/index.html
Kidnetic: http://kidnetic.com/

Web sites for Exercise and Health

KidsHealth: http://kidshealth.org/kid/
BAM! (Body and Mind): http://www.bam.gov/
President's Challenge: http://www.presidentschallenge.org/

Health Smart Virginia: http://healthsmartva.pwnet.org/forkids.php

Yes We Can: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/live-it/index.htm

Calculate your BMI: Are you overweight, underweight or just right? Calculate your BMI: at http://www.blubberbuster.com/height_weight.html

Web sites for Prevention

Prevention: http://www.prevention.com

Ideas and web sites for Bulletin Boards

Ideas for Bulletin Boards:

Fall :

No Bones About It: Milk makes a Healthy Body

We Give Thanks For Good Nutrition and Exercise

Fall into Good Nutriion:5 Reasons to Eat Breakfast

We Give Thanks For Healthy Bodies

I’m stuffed with Good Nutrition

Owl Take Care Of You

This Year…Be “Beary” Hhealthy

Winter:

Winter Holidays around the World

Waddle into the New Year

Winter Wellness.

Like Snowflakes We are all Different

Santa Says… Give yourself a Present

Exercise is Heart Smart

Give the Gift of Respect

Work Out for Winter

Brush Up On Dental Habits

Get Fit In February

“Waddle” You say We Celebrate Diversity

Spring:

Get Fit----Don’t Sit

Your Health is Wealth

Flying High On Healthy Choices

Blooming with Pride: I got my Tdap

Buzzing along toward 100% Participation in TDAP Immuniations

Splash into Summer Fun

Be Wise With Your Eyes

Spring Flowers Bring Asthma Hours

“Bee” Happy

Dive into Summer: Not The Pool!

A Healthy Heart Is No Puzzle

Any time:

Help! It’s a roach!

Mission: Good Nutrition

Living in Harmony

How to Spot A School Nurse

Oh I See Vision/eyes

Mission Nutrition

The ABC’s of Asthma

Good Character Shines Through

Ideas We Find A”Peel”ing Bananas with ideas on it

I Look In The Mirror and What Do I See? Someone Very Special …I See Me

Footsteps To Good Values

Gerry Harveys School Nurse Site has great ideas for school nurses and for bulletin boards

Found at: http://snp.homestead.com/contents.html

School Wellness kit: sign up and received bulletins board posters. Found at: http://www.schonlwellnesskit.org/

Also you can Down load at posters for bulletin boards at: http://www.schoolwellnesskit.org/pdfs/Bulletin-Board.pdf

Kids Health found at http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Other bulletin board sites that nurses can use: http://www.pecentral.org or

http://www.pecentral.org/BulletinBoard/BulletinBoardMenu.asp

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