Publications

School Health

School Nurse Updates (all in pdf format)

Advance Notice Newsletters
The Department of Mental Health provides a newsletter of information to assist in preparing, responding, and building resiliency in the event of a disaster or terrorist event.
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/diroffice/disaster/disaster.htm

American Heart Association Article: School Nurses Play Key Role in Preventing Heart Disease in Children
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SchoolHealth/AHAArticle.pdf

Children and Methamphetamine (Meth)
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SchoolHealth/MethBrochure.pdf

Children’s Safety Network
http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org

Cumulative School Health Records (DCH-5)
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SchoolHealth/DCH-5SchoolHealthRecordRequestForm.pdf

Disaster Preparedness Newsletter
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/diroffice/disaster/AdvanceNoticeJuly08a_000.pdf 

Family Violence Prevention
http://endabuse.org

Handwashing Posters
http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm

Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 4th Edition, 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
MRSA Patient Information Sheet (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/ar/MRSAPatientInfoSheet.pdf

MRSA General and Athletic Posters (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_posters.html

Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Audio Visual & Literature Materials
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/warehouse/

National Association of School Nurses Article: Assess, Prevention, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity (6/6/07)
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SchoolHealth/NASNArticle.pdf

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Publications
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov

Well Aware - The Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education have partnered to develop a new suicide prevention publication to inform Missouri school leaders of the link between mental health and academics.
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/cps/issues/suicide/WellAware.htm

Asthma Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/asthma/Publications.html

Diabetes Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/diabetes/Publications.html

Lead Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildhoodLead/Publications.html

Ready in 3 Materials
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Ready_in_3/Materials.html

Sickle Cell Disease Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SickleCell/Publications.html

Tick-borne Disease Prevention Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/TicksCarryDisease/Publications.html

Tobacco Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SmokingAndTobacco/Publications.html

West Nile Virus Publications
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/WestNileVirus/Publications.html