April 7, 2026
FARE’s National Indicator Report on Food Allergy highlights the growing prevalence, workforce shortages, economic burden, and persistent treatment gaps that impact individuals and communities. In schools, these challenges directly affect student health and safety, placing school nurses at the forefront of prevention and emergency response.
Read More [+]December 15, 2025
According to NASN, winter holidays can increase exposure to triggers for asthma, allergies, and food allergies. Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN) recently shared key safety tips to help families prepare. School nurses play an essential role in keeping kids with food allergies safe at school. Maryland…
Read More [+]December 9, 2025
A national nonprofit dedicated to protecting children and communities, Families Fighting Flu offers practical tools and educational materials to support healthy families throughout flu season. Join NASN and Families Fighting Flu in spreading the word about the importance of flu vaccination. Read more here!
Read More [+]November 18, 2025
The Center for Green Schools is providing access to an excellent toolkit. This toolkit is intended to provide useful resources for school systems in developing and implementing a written Energy Efficient Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management plan. By guiding users through each component of an Energy Efficient IAQ management…
Read More [+]October 17, 2025
According to NASN, school systems depend on clear, evidence-based guidance to take meaningful action in improving indoor air quality (IAQ). Through NASN’s participation in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools project to develop a new School Indoor Air Quality Research Agenda, the…
Read More [+]September 9, 2025
Protecting kids from flu complications starts with the right prevention—discover when vaccines and antiviral prophylaxis can make all the difference. Watch this 30-minute video roundtable, developed through a strategic collaboration between NASN and Medscape Education, featuring expert clinicians who discuss strategies to improve outcomes for school-aged children. …
Read More [+]July 30, 2025
We’re excited to bring you the latest episode of Beyond Bandaids, where host NASN CEO Terri Hinkley sits down with Carolina Chacón, Coalition Manager at the Alliance for Electric School Buses, and Kathy Reiner, Colorado School Nurse Consultant, for a deep dive into the health, environmental,…
Read More [+]July 22, 2025
According to News Medical, in a recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, researchers utilized an extensive pooled Australian, United States, and Canadian cohort to investigate the clinical outcomes of childhood and early life exposure to harmful plastic-derived chemicals. Read more here.
Read More [+]I’m so proud of all those [who took part in the Health Moves Minds program]. They now see the huge benefit of what this program has to offer.
