June 17, 2025
To help schools cultivate an inclusive mental health culture, Erika’s Lighthouse developed the School Culture Framework. This valuable resource provides the common language needed within a school community, outlining fundamental beliefs, shared values, established norms, effective staff and student behaviors, and measurable indicators of success. Please read more…
Read More [+]June 17, 2025
According to NASN, school nurses straddle two statutory and regulatory frameworks, health and education. Because school nurses practice nursing in an educationally focused system, they face unique legal, policy, funding, and supervisory issues that may also have ethical dimensions” (ANA & NASN, 2017, p. 37). Examples of challenges to…
Read More [+]June 7, 2025
For decades, the Journal of School Health (the leading peer-reviewed publication of the American School Health Association (ASHA)), has served as a critical resource for advancing evidence-based practices, policies, and research dedicated to protecting and promoting the health, safety, and well-being of school-aged children and youth worldwide. The quality,…
Read More [+]June 7, 2025
ASHA is actively advocating to protect critical funding for adolescent and school health, with a strong focus on essential data collection initiatives like the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) and School Health Profiles. In a collaborative effort, ASHA has joined other school health organizations in co-signing…
Read More [+]June 7, 2025
Schools are uniquely positioned to promote public health, teaching students about topics such as healthy behaviors and wellbeing while also providing health screenings for students and sharing resources for families. Please read more here at George Mason College of Public Health.
Read More [+]June 7, 2025
The Framework by NASN, provides a graphic illustration of the key principles of professional school nursing practice, serving as an invaluable tool for advancing the practice and emphasizing the student-centered activities that school nurses perform to support student health, safety, and readiness to learn. The NASN School Nurse “Practicing…
Read More [+]May 30, 2025
The newest issue of NASN School Nurse brings you evidence-based resources to support and expand your school nursing practice. In honor of National School Nurse Day and Nurses Week, the May issue features artwork submitted by nurses with the winning cover—a painting by Karen Lindsay,…
Read More [+]May 30, 2025
Chronic absenteeism is defined as a student having missed more than 10% of a school year, or more than 2 days per month. Students who are chronically absent are at risk for academic failure and dropout. School nurses (SNs) are on the frontlines of student health. Using nursing expertise…
Read More [+]April 24, 2025
According to Education Week, Jazzmyne Townsend tries to work out at least twice a week, but she often gets her daily exercise long before she hits the gym. Read more here!
Read More [+]April 16, 2025
Are you passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in school nursing? Would you like to connect with like-minded professionals and expand your knowledge? The new DEI Special Interest Group (SIG), established to promote equity, celebrate diversity, and foster inclusiveness within NASN, provides a safe and supportive space for school nurses across…
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.
