Activity and Nutrition

• Mass in Motion web site
• Action for Healthy Kids web site
• Healthy Children.org (from the American Academy of Pediatrics) web site
• School Nutrition Association of MA
• USDA Food and Nutrition Services site

Adolescent Health

• CDC: Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021
• Joint DESE Advisory Regarding School District Officials’ Duty to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (August 2010)
• Important Statutes Pertaining to Adolescent Reproductive Health (MGL)
• Medical Referral Process for Patients 11 Years and Younger  Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted/Abused
• Northern Middlesex County Medical Referral Process for Patients UNDER 12 Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted/Abused
• Northern Middlesex County Medical Referral Process for Patients 12-17 Years Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted/Abused
• AAP Immunization Resources: Common Concerns
• Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Disability Resource Guide 2014 (DPH)

Advocacy for School Health Services

• Every school should have a full-time registered nurse (RN) all day, everyday
• MA Asthma Action Partnership – Every Child Needs A School Nurse 2017

Asthma and Life-Threatening Allergies

• NEW 2020 Clearing the Air: An Asthma Toolkit for Healthy Schools Promotion Kit  (MAAP)
• Schools at Allergy Home   (TEACHER TRAINING) Dr. Michael Pistiner
• NIH Asthma Care Quick Reference 2012 (pdf)
• NIH Asthma Management Guidelines: Focused Updates 2020
• Life-Threatening Allergies in School’s web site (Dr. Michael Pistiner)
• Managing Life-Threatening Food Allergies in Schools (MA)
• Epinephrine OR Benadryl Article  (www.aanma.org)   September 2012
• Potential Food Allergies in Pre-school, Camp, and Crafts
• Latex-Free School Product List
• Latex-Free Sports Equipment List

Attendance

• Attendance Infographic
• Paying Attention to Attendance Middle and High School
• Paying Attention to Attendance Middle and High School (Spanish)
• Creating a Family Plan for Student Success
• Attendance Resources– Includes:
  • Help Your Child Succeed in Preschool
  • Help Your Child Succeed at School
  • Bullying and Absenteeism
  • Attendance Health Flyer for Parents (When should I send my child to school)
  • My Child’s Attendance Plan
  • My Family’s Help Bank
  • 2015-2016 Academic Calendar
  • Family Trips and Attendance
  • Sample Winter Letter to Parents

Cardiac Concerns

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Toolkit from-Parent Heart Watch

Children with Special Health Care Needs

• Making Special Education Work for Your Child During COVID
• Coping with Covid Stress
• Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs
• MASSTART Brochure
• Legal Resources for Special Needs
• Teacher Resources for Special Needs
• Disaster Preparedness for Special Needs
• Disability Resources from the Department of Labor
• Working With Students With Hearing Impairment Resources
• Working With Students With Hearing Impairment Resources last page
• Children’s Vision MA Resource Guide

Concussion

• MA.gov Sports-Related Concussions and Head Injuries
• DPH Model Concussion Policy for Schools (pdf)
• DPH HEADSTRONG: Guidance for Implementing the Massachusetts Regulations on Head Injuries and Concussions (pdf)
• Returning to School after TBI Fact Sheet for Professionals and Parents    (CDC)

Cultural Competency

• Foreign Immunizations Table
• MA DPH Making CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Happen Manual (79 pages)
• CLAS Standards Crosswalk information  (NASN)
• Culture and Language apps for mobile devices  (NASN)

Diabetes and Nutrition

• Massachusetts Guide to Managing Diabetes in Schools (pdf)
• Healthy Students, Healthy Schools: Guide for Implementing School Nutrition Standards (pdf)
• Children’s Hospital “Sick Day Diabetes Management” sheet
• Food/Carb sheet
• What Does the A1C mean (ADA)

E-cigarette and Vaping

• Dr. Jonathan Winickoff’s powerpoint
• Dr. Jonathan Winickoff Handout
• Vaping Costs Massachusetts Teen His Health I NOVA I PBS
• Newburyport Superintendent and Nurse Leader Handout
• Caroline Cranos: Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training
• PAVE Toolkit (Parents Against Vaping E-cigs)
• Marlboro High School Nurses video about engaging students about Vaping

Emergency Response Resources

• Crisis Planning for Schools Toolkit
• Emergency Response Policy and Protocols (pdf)
• Emergency Response Team Guidelines (pdf)
• Emergency Response Bag Contents (pdf)
• Resources in Schools
• FEMA Resources  http://www.fema.gov
• MEMA: NIMS programs – (Emergency Preparedness programs)

Environmental

• Cleaning for Healthy Schools FINAL (2010)
• Healthy Environment for Children

Grief

• The Children’s Room (Arlington, MA) website: Caring Support for Grieving children, teens and families
• NIMH Helping Children and Adolescents Cope

Gun Violence and Youth

Part #3 Public Health Approaches to Protecting Youth from Gun Violence During COVID and Beyond January 28, 2021  (Online program here)

• Resources and References

Part #2 Public Health Approaches to Protecting Youth from Gun Violence During COVID and Beyond January 21, 2021 (Online program here)

• Resources/Articles

Part #1 Public Health Approaches to Protecting Youth from Gun Violence During COVID and Beyond January 14, 2021  (Online program here)

• Resources/Articles

Homelessness

• McKinney-Vento Information
• Department of Transitional Assistance (MA DPH)
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Homeless Educational Assistance

Immunization and TB

• Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS)
• DPH Immunization Information (website)
• Isolation and Quarantine Document DPH
• Additional immunization information
• Tuberculosis Handbook for School Nurses
• Updated TB information from DPH
• Reportable Diseases
• Foreign Language Terms: Aids to Translating Foreign Immunization Records

LGBTQIA+, Transgender and Non-Binary Student/Family Resources

• TTFN Conversation Toolkit utilizes digital stories created by families and discussion guides for each video (Boston Children’s Hospital)
• Parenting Guidelines for Early Childhood Gender Identity & Expression which were developed by consensus with experts, including folks with lived experience. (BCH)
• TrevorProject (mental health/crisis support via text and phone)   https://www.thetrevorproject.org
• Gender spectrum: https://genderspectrum.org/
• Family Acceptance Project: https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/
• PFLAG: https://pflag.org/
• GLAD (Legal rights) https://www.glad.org/
• Keshet (for Jewish families) https://www.keshetonline.org/resources-and-events/event-calendar/
• Track LGBTQ Legislation https://www.lgbtmap.org/policy-and-issue-analysis/LGBTQ-youth

MA DCF

• DCF PowerPoint
• DCF Response Fact Sheet
• DCF Town by Town Catchment area information
• DCF Contact Information

MA DESE

•  NEW. Comparison of Massachusetts DESE School Nurse Licensure (MSNO)
• DESE- License Renewal Guidelines for Massachusetts Educators
• DESE License and PDP Information
• RETELL Information for School Nurses (re-licensure for school nurses as of July 1, 2016)
• DESE RETELL Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) 
• DESE Guidelines on Implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Curricula
• 504 Information: Florida White Paper
• DESE PDP Information 2015
• DESE MTEL Info for School Nurses
• Talking Points regarding ESSA (Every Child Succeeds Act 2015)   NASN

MA DESE Evaluation Tools

• NASN Position on Evaluation and Supervision of School Nurses

DESE Educator Evaluation Information for School Nurses  A special thank you to our school nursing colleagues for sharing their work!   (Bridgewater, Raynham, Fitchburg, Manchester Essex, Marshfield, Natick, Northhampton, Springfield, Waltham, Weston)

• DESE Rubric School Nurses SISP (pdf)
• School Nurse Resource Document to Support the Implementation of the SISP Model Rubric (pdf)
• School Nurse Clinical Evaluation Resource

•  Self Assessment and SMART Goals examples
  • SMART GOALS DESE Module 4 (pdf)
  • Sample Educator Self-assessment and goals (1) (pdf)
  • Sample Educator Self Assessment and goals (2) pdf
  • Sample Educator Self Assessment and goals (3) pdf
• Walk Through examples
  • Sample Blank Nurse Walk Through form
  • Sample Walk Through #1 (pdf)
  • Sample Walk Through #2 (pdf)
  • Sample Walk Through #3 (pdf)
  • Sample Walk Through Flu Clinic example
• Formative/Summative examples
  • Sample Formative Assessment (pdf)
  • Sample Formative Evaluation (pdf)
  • Sample Summative Evaluation (pdf)
• Evidence matching Standards
  • Evidence matching Standards examples (pdf)
• DDM Information
  • DDM Information for School Nurses
  • Example: Indirect Measure: Communication
  • Example: Indirect Measure: Teacher Survey
  •  Draft Sample DDM
• Helpful Links for Evaluation
• Educator Evaluation and Professional Development (IPDP Form)

MA DPH

• Mandated Screening Workshop Handout

• Accepting, Verifying, Transcribing and Implementing Prescriber Order (revised 4/11/18)
• MA DPH Field Trip Guidelines 2015 CQI
• MA DPH School Health Manual 2007
• MA DPH Medication Administration and Delegation Training Manual
• Regional Consultant Contact Information 2016-2017
• School Guidelines for 1:1 Nursing Services
• EEE DPH Fact Sheet 2019

MA Vision Resources for Children

• Resource Guide for Children’s Vision (from Prevent Blindness 2015)
• Hospitals, Health Centers and Clinic Eye Doctors for Children (2015)
• Hospitals, Health Centers and Clinics for Children’s Vision (2015)

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

• ME/CFS and Pediatrics
• Helping Your Child Manage Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Fact Sheet for Parents and Guardians,CDC
• “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018
• “Managing ME/CFS in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet for Healthcare Professionals,” CDC 2017.
• “Helping Students Who Have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Fact Sheet for Education Professionals,” CDC 2017.
• Estimating the disease burden of ME/CFS in the United States and its relation to research funding”. J Med Therap. Dimmock ME, Mirin AA, Jason LA (2016).
• https://www.unrest.film/
• Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association
• “Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnosis and Management in Young People: A Primer,”
• ME/CFS School Fact Sheet for Parents, Educators and School Nurses by Dr. Faith Newton
• ASBMB Today Feature- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Unknown cause. No cure. New hope, by Lily Williams
• Solve ME/CFS Initiative: Back to School Webinar Part 1: “Education Plans and Medical Accommodations”
• “School Nurses Can Improve the Lives of Students With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.” Kenneth J. Friedman, Beth Mattey, Faith Newton. NASN School Nurse. 2018.
• “Voices from the Shadows”, a film on pediatric ME/CFS featuring Dr. Peter Rowe

Medication Administration in Schools

• 2024 Joint Statement on Medication Administration in Schools (AAP and NASN)
• Follow all State Rules and Regulations regarding Medication Administration

Mental and Behavioral Health

• NEW Mass Medical Society Committee on Student Health (Mental Health Resource for school personnel and parents) 12/12/22
• On Our Sleeves: A Movement for Children’s Mental Health (website and guides)
• ReEntry Plan Form
• Caregiver Guide for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Planning for Youth
• NEW – PTSD Toolkit for Nurses (American Nurses Foundation)
• Matters of Mind: Behavioral and Mental Health of Children/Adolescents in our Schools (Weekly Newsletter) by Susan Grevelis RN
• Behavioral Health Barometer MA 2014
• 29 Positive Aspects of ADHD
• Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership Providers
• Emergency Service Providers flyer
• School Nurse Triage Tool for Behavioral Health Concerns (by Mary Ann Gapinski, MA DPH) (pdf)
• Middlesex District Attorney 51A Training for Mandated Reporters On-Line Training (web site link)
• Parent’s Guide to Children’s Mental Health Services in Massachusetts 3rd Edition (Children’s Hospital and Boston Bar Association) (pdf)
• DPH/BSAS Massachusetts Youth & Young Adult Substance Abuse Services Directory (pdf)
• MASBIRT TTA: Massachusetts Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment program Training and Technical Assistance (pdf)
• Dealing with Frequent Visitors Adria Pavletic

• CRAFFT Training Information –
  • Brief Intervention for Teens LE (pdf)
  • CRAFFT RN-01-17-2012 (pdf)
  • LE MA SCHOOL NURSES-01-17-2012 (pdf)
  • Mass Clearinghouse (pdf)
  • Question 2 Youth Drug Awareness Program (pdf)
  • SBIRT Data Collection (Excel)
  • SBIRT Protocol (pdf)
  • School SBIRT Action Plan-01-17-2012 (pdf)

• Helping Traumatized Children Learn Book 1       MA Advocates for Children 2009
• Helping Traumatized Children Learn Book 2       MA Advocates for Children 2013

PANS/PANDAS

• About PANS PANDAS from ASPIRE Video
• Toolkit – PANS PANDAS Comprehensive Educator Toolkit for School Staff, Teachers, and School Nurses
• School Nurse Role & Toolkit
• School In-Service Lectures at ASPIRE
• School Nurses & Individualized Health Care Plans
• Individual Healthcare Plans
• PANDAS Network: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• PANS, PANDAS and Related Disorders: Quick facts for school nurses
• Before & After PANS – Some visual, behavioral & academic cues
• PANDAS and PANS: Essential Facts for Teachers, Patricia Rice Doran, Ed.D.
• ANC Latitudes Forums: PANS/PANDAS (Lyme Included)
• Considerations Regarding Academic Accommodations/Compensatory Strategies, and Services for Students with PANDAS/PANS, Jamie Candelaria-Greene PhD, BCET
• PANDAS Sucks: Back to School
• PANDAS Syndrome in the School Setting, Kathy O’Rourke
• BOOK: PANDAS and PANS in School Settings: A Handbook for Educators
• BOOK: PANS, CANS, and Automobiles: A Comprehensive Reference Guide for Helping Students with PANDAS and PANS

Professional Organization Information

• Massachusetts School Nurse Organization (MSNO)
• Benefits of NASN Membership
• MSNO Advocacy Toolkit

RETELL: Rethinking Equity and Teaching for  English Language Learners

• Effective Communication For Healthcare Teams: Addressing Health Literacy, Limited English Proficiency and Cultural Differences    TRAIN
• Boston Children’s Hospital’s Community Education Initiative presents: RETELL For School Nurses
• FREE    US Department of Health and Human Services: THINK CULTURAL HEALTH Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring

Restraint and Seclusion

• Disability Law Center- Restraint and Seclusion laws in MA
• Implications for School Nursing Practice in Restraint and Seclusion Activities
• QuestionAnswerGuide-Related to Implementation of 603CMR

School Nurse Leadership

• Lichtman (2014) Change stairway model
• School Nurse Leadership Series Flyer
• Future of Nursing: IOM Recommendations
• AONE Nurse Executive Competencies
• Great Mentors

School Nurse Role

• ANCC Credentials (How do I list my credentials?)
• NASN Advocacy E-Toolkit (EXCELLENT!) 2015
• new NASN Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice
• Cost Benefit Study review article (Reuters) “School Nurses Save Money”
• 101 Assessments “Before a Word is Spoken” poster (Texas School Nurse Organization)
• School Nurse Staffing Resource (DPH School Health Manual 2007)
• MGL Chapter 71 School Nurses as Educators
• Meaningful Use of Data (NASN)
• Reframing School Dropout as a Public Health Issue (Nicholas Freudenberg DrPH)
• 5 Ways a School Nurse Benefits the School (NASN)
• Home and Community Factors That Impact Health and Learning (NASN)
• Chapter 112 Sect 80 of MGL Violation of provisions relating to professional nursing (Practicing Nursing without a license)
• Ethics in Nursing Executive Summary 2014
• School Nurses are Like Iceberg Picture
• NASN Position on Evaluation and Superision of the School Nurse
• Nurses in the Educational Setting (Hassey 2016)

Seizures

• Managing Students with Seizures (NASN on line Program) (Register and choose program on list)
• Fact Sheets on Epilepsy (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Link to Epilepsy Foundation of MA

Sexual and Domestic Violence

• WHO publishes new guidelines to help health care providers respond to children and adolescents who have been sexually abused
•  MA Sexual Assault Prevention and Provider Services 

Substance Use and Abuse

• NEW Marijuana Law Summary, District Attorney Marian T. Ryan
• Preventing Opioid Addiction for Teens
• NEW “Just the One Time” (educational documentary about Adam Moser, died of Fentanyl overdose Sept 2015)
• NEW Zero Left (campaign for no opioid pills left in medicine cabinet)
• NEW Zero Left Brochure
• Opioid Misuse Prevention for Athletes (DPH)
• Naloxone Rescue: A State Specific Reference Tool (Pharmacists and Nurses)
• Prescribe to Prevent (web site on Narcan)
• How to Assemble a Narcan Rescue Kit video
• Caregiver Guide for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Planning for Youth
• NEW Opioid Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis (Link to July 2015 Webinar, Association of Public Health Nurses)
• NEW Opioid Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis (Webinar slides pdf)
• Prescription and Pharmacy Access to Naloxine Rescue Kits (website) MASSTAPP
• MASBIRT Training and Technical Assistance site
• Chapter 14 of DPH School Health Manual 2nd ed (89 pages)
• Signs of Opioid Abuse chart
• Drug Influence Evaluation chart
• Bureau of Substance Abuse Services Prevention Program Provider Directory 2014
• DPH/BSAS MA Youth and Young Adult Substance Abuse Services Directory (pdf)
• Smart Moves Smart Choices Curriculum for Schools (K-5 and Middle/High School)
• Prescription and Pharmacy Access to Naloxone Rescue Kits web site (MassTAPP:Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention)
• NASN Position Statement Naloxone Use in the School Setting: The Role of the School Nurse (2015)
• Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes, a report from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
• NEW Drug Rehab & Alcohol Treatment Center in Massachusetts Northeast Addictions Treatment Center

Suicide Prevention

• Suicide Prevention Programs in MA
• NAMI link (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Emergency Services Provider List (ESP)
• National Suicide 3 digit Hotline, 988 (as of July 16, 2022)
  • Suicide Hotline Fact Sheets in English and Spanish

Supporting Military-Connected Children

• Online Trainings for Health Professionals
• School Nurse Toolkit to Increase Awareness and Support Military Children (pdf)
• NY Times video(link to web site)
• John Hopkins video (link to web site)
• StayStrong (link to web site)

Tobacco Cessation and Tobacco Products Info

• American Academy of Pediatrics E-cigs
• NASN Statement on E-Cigarettes 2015
• E-cigarettes easy to buy, can hook kids on nicotine article AAP
• Big Tobacco is Sweet Talking Our Kids! Flyer
• Tip Sheet for Parents: Talk to Your Teen about E-Cigarettes
• LOCAL POLICIES RESTRICTING FLAVORED “OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS” (OTP) TO ADULT-ONLY RETAILERS MUNICIPALITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE
• BigTobaccoTargetsKidsBrochure_March 2017
• Big Tobacco Targets Kids presentation from Tina Grosowski, MA Tobacco-Free Community Partnership

Violence Prevention

•  MNA Domestic Violence Recognition & Intervention
•  CDC Youth Violence Prevention
•  MA Sexual Assault Prevention and Provider Services 
•  Beth Israel- Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery
•  REACH Beyond Domestic Violence (MA)
•  Mass.gov Teen Dating Violence site

Vision Resources

Prevent Blindness https://nationalcenter.preventblindness.org The webinar recording can be accessed through this link:  https://nationalcenter.preventblindness.org/events/webinar-vision-children-special-needs/  Our Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers on the NCCVEH website has tips for helping children wear glasses – Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers – National Center (preventblindness.org)

See the whole tool kit at: https://nationalcenter.preventblindness.org/small-steps-for-big-vision/   We have created packets of resources from the Small Steps for Big Vision tool kit for you to share with families without internet access. Please register to receive packets at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QYV5VTK

Resources for helping families receive financial assistance with paying for eye care and glasses can be found at IC03_Financial_Assistance041421.pdf (preventblindness.org) Resources for finding an eye doctor and what happens at the eye doctor can be found at Your Child’s Eye Care – National Center (preventblindness.org)