Related Links

School Health

Resources for School Nurses

State and National Links

Association Links

Resources for School Nurses

Alliance for a Healthier Generation
http://www.healthiergeneration.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
http://www.aaaai.org

American Dietetic Association-Food and Nutrition Information, Consumer Information Diabetic Tip Sheets for Kids
http://www.eatright.org

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

CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/index.htm

Children’s Trust Fund
http://www.ctf4kids.org

Coping with the Death of a Student or Staff Member
http://ercm.ed.gov/views/documents/CopingW_Death_StudentOrStaff.pdf

Diabetes-Managing the Child with Diabetes in the School Setting
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/diabetes/Manuals.html

Emergency Management Opportunities and Challenges for Non-Public Schools
http://ercm.ed.gov/views/documents/ERMgmtOppts_Challngs4N_PS.pdf

Family Violence Prevention
http://www.endabuse.org

Guidelines for Child Abuse and Neglect Reports
http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/pdf/guidelines_can_reports.pdf

Harvard School of Public Health Head Lice Information
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/headlice.html

Health Information Website
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Healthy Schools Program
http://www.healthiergeneration.org/schools.aspx

Hyperthermia: Check out DHSS link to hyperthermia. The Heat Precautions and Related Links sections provide valuable information and resources which may be useful to local school board policy development in relation to excessive heat advisories and warnings in the school setting.

Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety
http://www.saveMOlives.com
http://www.saveMOyouth.com (youth edition)

Missouri Coordinated School Health Coalition
http://www.healthykidsmo.org

MO Healthy Smiles - Promoting healthy smiles for Missouri's children
http://www.mohealthysmiles.com

Missouri Kids First
http://kidsfirst.typepad.com/

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
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/KidsAndTeachers.htm

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
http://www.mchoralhealth.org

NIH Office of Science Education - to request "The Science of Healthy Behaviors" or learn about other free supplements in the series
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements

Pandemic Flu
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/PandemicInfluenza/

Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-150/

School Employees Wellness Guide
http://www.schoolempwell.org

Stop Bullying Now. Take a stand. Lend a hand.
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov

S. T. O. P. Meningitis
In an effort to provide clinicians and other health care providers with up-to-date resources to educate their patients and parents about meningococcal disease and prevention, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has updated the S.T.O.P. Meningitis! (Share.Teach.Outreach.Protect.) educational video to reflect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) expanded adolescent meningococcal immunization recommendations. Available for download at http://www.NFID.org.

Suicide Prevention
http://www.sprc.org

Tapping Into Nontraditional Community Partners for Emergency Management
http://ercm.ed.gov/views/documents/TapIn2CmunityPartnrs4ERMgmt.pdf

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
http://www.foodallergy.org/school.html

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

State and National Links

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

Bioterrorism
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BT_Response/BT_Response.html

CDC Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a Coordinated School Health Program
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/asthma/pdf/asthma.pdf

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
http://www.dese.mo.gov

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Division of Administration/School Food Services
http://dese.mo.gov/divadm/food/index.html

Department of Social Services/Division of Medical Services (Medicaid)
http://www.dss.mo.gov/dms/index.htm

EPA Healthy School Environment
http://cfpub.epa.gov/schools/index.cfm

HealthierUS
http://www.healthierus.gov/

Injury
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Injuries_in_Missouri/index.html

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

Maternal Child Health Library Knowledge Paths Index
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html

Missouri Department of Mental Health
http://www.dmh.missouri.gov

Missouri State Board of Nursing
http://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp

MO HealthNet Application
http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhk/appl.htm

Office of Disaster Readiness Newsletter
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/diroffice/disaster/AdvanceNoticeMay08a_001.pdf

Oral Health
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/oralhealth

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

Association Links

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
http://www.aahperd.org/index.cfm

American Association of Poison Control Centers
http://www.aapcc.org/

American School Health Association
http://www.ashaweb.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education http://www.dese.mo.gov/

Missouri Association of School Nurses
http://www.missourischoolnurse.org/

National Association of School Nurses
http://www.nasn.org