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• ADHD
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
• Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 

American Academy ofPediatrics, 
Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 
• Adolescent Health
• Universitiy of Minnesota, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Health: Dissemination Center.

The Division has developed monographs and newsletters, presentations, and World Wide Web sites in conjunction with various projects housed in the Division. Example:
• Blum, R.W., Beuhring, T., Rinehart, P.M. (2000). Protecting teens: Beyond race, income and family structure. Center For Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, 200 Oak Street SE, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN. 
• Blum, R.W. & Mann Rinehart, P. (1998). Reducing the risk: Connections that make a difference in the lives of youth. Minneapolis, MN: Division of general Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota.
• Adolescence Directory Online - Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana Univ.AIDS
• AIDS - National Prevention Information Network&aamp;nbbsp; 

A national reference, referral and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB, sponsored by CD),
• AIDS -The Body (an AIDS and HIV information rresource)
• Allergy
• AAAI - The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma aannd Immunology.
• The Allergy Report 

The 3 volume document, The Allergy Report,    provides guidance on the clinical management of
 allergic disorders, examines the barriers to effective care, and addresses future research needs for allergy mechanisms and clinical approaches to treatment.
• Asthma: See Asthma 
• Food Allergies: The Food Allergy Network 
• Handling Food Allergies in Schools
• Managing Food Allergies in the School Cafeteria
• Managing Food Allergies Requires a Team Effort
• Banning Peanuts: Does it Work?
• Emergency Health Care Form 

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• Latex Allergy: See Latex.
• Asthma 
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Physician Reference Materials: Position Statement 18:
• The Use of Inhaled Medications in School by Students with Asthma
• American Academy of Pediatrics

Policy Statements:
• Children With Health Impairments in Schools
• Guidelines for the Administration of Medication in School
• American School Health Association

Resolution:
• School-Based Asthma Management
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
• Asthma and Allergy Knowledge Exchange, School (Schering/Key Pharmaceuticals)
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma: NAEPP Expert Panel Report 2 

Supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this guide is intended to help pediatricians, primary care physicians, and other clinicians/health care providers diagnose and manage patients with allergic diseases. It was developed by a Pediatric Asthma Committee, a multidisciplinary and ulti-organizational group of U.S. asthma and health care experts. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, July 1997.  (Final Version--Updates the first asthma clinical practice guidelines released in 1991.)
• Download, print, and view pdf file 1,014 K (150 pages) 

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• National Association of School Nurses

Position Statement:
• The Use of Asthma Inhalers in the School Setting
• National Asthma Education and Prevention Program 

Coordinated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.  Health Related Information:
• Patients/General Public
• Health Care Professionals
• Asthma Management Model System
• Resources (American Lung Association)
• Open Airways for School Program 

Teaches children, aged 8-11, how to detect the warning sign of asthma, including the environmental factors that can trigger an attack.

• Backpacks 
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Backpacks and Kids 

1999 Science Writers Seminar, October 13, 1999 in New York, New York, Orthopaedics Update Press Conference.
• AAOS tells media backpacks can cause problems 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeions Bulletin, Volume 47,  No. 6, December 1999.

•  Certification
• Certification - American Nurses Association, School Nursee<
• Certification - Professional Testing Corporation, School NNurse
• Children with Special Health Care Needs
•  KidNeeds.com 

A  worldwide resource that provides children with special needs, families and other caregivers with access to comprehensive information. 
• Cockroaches - IPM Tactics for Cockroach Control - AAuuburn University
• Continuing Education - CEU-Search (Links to online nurse CEU programs)
• Consumer Web Sites 
• Medem.com 

Offficial launch is scheduled for summer 2000.  Created by the American Academy of Pediatrics and six other medical societies representing more than two-thirds of the nation's physicians.   Designed to be the definitive consumer health care site on the Internet by providing  accurate, up-to-date information from the Academy as well as the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.  Other medical societies also are being recruited to add their credentialed   information to the site. 
• Culture - School Health Culture Zone - (Culturaall resources for school nurses)

• Depression
• Article: "Depression in Children and Adolescents," Sung, E. Son, M.D. and Feffrey T Kirchner, D.O., American Family Physician. 
• Diabetes 
• American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

The American Association of Diabetes Educators ( is a multidisciplinary organization representing over 10,000 healthcare professionals who provide diabetes education and care. Membership is open to all health professionals with an interest in helping people live full and productive lives.
• American Diabetes Association

ADA ONLINE, the official Web site of the American Dental Association, offers information and resources for patients and dental professionals. 
• CDC: Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT)

he Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) is a part of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Children With Diabetes

The mission of ChildrenWithDiabetes.com is to promote understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes, especially in children; to increase awareness of the needfor unrestricted diabetes care for children at school and  daycare; to support families living with diabetes; and to  promote understanding of research into a cure.
• National Diabetes Education Program 

The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a federally sponsored initiative that involves public and private partners to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and ultimately to prevent the onset of diabetes.
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

This is the official web site of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. its mission to conduct and support research on kidney, urologic, hematologic, digestive, metabolic and endocrine diseases, as well as on diabetes and nutrition.
• Virginia Diabetes Control Project, Virginia Department of Health

The mission of the Virginia Diabetes Control Project is to: (1) reduce the number of deaths due to diabetes and diabetes-related complications, (2) reduce the number of disabilities and complications associated with diabetes, and (3) reduce the economic costs of diabetes. 
• Disasters 
• Health Library for Disasters

The Global Virtual Library of Essential Information Resources on Public Health for Disasters and Complex Emergencies.
• UCLS School Mental Health Project: Center for Menal Health in Schools

The School Mental Health Project (SMHP) was created in 1986 to pursue theory, research, practice and training related to addressing mental health and psychosocial concerns through school-based interventions.
• Diseases and Disorders
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
• Pediatric Database 
• Drugs
• Drug Guide,  Mayo Medicine Center
• Information, United States Pharmacopeia
• Internet Drug Information Service, University of Maryland
• Physicians' Desk Reference

• Educational Development Center, Inc. (EDC) 

One of the world's leading nonprofit education organizations
• Environment
• What's Bugging Our Schools?  Pest Concerns and Pesticide Use in Maine Public Schools

Report of the School Integrated Pest Management Survey.
• Emergencies 
• Emergencies Guidelines For Schools

Ohio Department of Public Safety.  These guidelines are color-coded, first-aid flowcharts intended to serve as an emergency care resource for  school staff without full-time medical or nursing support. More than 37 of the most common pediatric illnesses or  injuries are arranged alphabetically for quick reference. The guidelines also include a list of recommended first  aid equipment and supplies for schools and universal precautions to prevent or reduce the spread of infectious diseases. These guidelines are downloadable as either a printable .pdf file or a collection of zipped Adobe PageMaker formatted layout files.
Emergency Medical Services for Children
EMSC is a national initiative designed to reduce child and youth disability and death due to severe illness and injury. Medical personnel, parents and volunteers, community groups and businesses, and national organizations and foundations all contribute to the effort. A federal grant program supports state and localaction
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center&&nnbsp;

A federally-funded national information system, which includes Q&A services, a virtual library, and world's largest database of education information)

• Guidelines 

Summary of the various guidelines that are listed on this web page.
• Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide 
• Developing a Crisis Response Plan: Guidelines for School Personnel
• Drug Guide, Mayo Medicine Center
• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools, USDOE
• Emergencies Guidelines For Schools, Ohio Department of Public Safety
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, USPSTF 
• Guidelines for the Administration of Medication in School. AAP
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma: NAEPP Expert Panel Report 2
• Guidelines for Urgent Care in Schools
• Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs
• Injury Prevention for Children with Special Health Care Needs Resource Guide
• Latex Allergy A Prevention Guide, NIOSH/Pub 98-113
• Learning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
• Medicaid School Health Technical Assistance Guide, HCFA 
• Preventing Childhood Emergencies Guide, EMSC
• School Health Program Guidelines, CDC
• School Safety Guidelines, Virginia Department of Education
• Warning Signs: A Violence Prevention Guide for Youth, APA

• Head Injury 
• The Management of Minor Closed Head Injury in Children 

Pediatrics, Vol. 104, Number 6, December 1999, pp 1407-1415.
• Technical Report: Minor Head Injury in Children 

Pediatrics, Vol. 104 No. 6 December 1999, p. e78. (Supporting techial data for above report.)
• Health Education Standards, National 

American Cancer Society
• Head Lice
• Fact Sheet, Virginia Department of Health
• Head Lice Information 

Statement from Richard J. Pollack, PhD - Harvard School of Public Health
• National Pediculosis Association

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• Injury and Illness Prevention 
• Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Resources
• Preventing Childhood Emergencies

A Guide to Developing Effective Injury Prevention Initiatives, 2nd Ed. (0567)—This guide helps identify strategies and resources needed to create and carry out effective injury  prevention programs. 
• Injury Prevention for Children with Special Health Care Needs Resource Guide (0812)—Includes a list of injury prevention resources that target children with special health care needs. 
• The Do's and Don'ts of Transporting Children in an Ambulance 

This fact sheet enumerates the "do's" and "don'ts" in transporting children in EMS vehicles that can significantly decrease the likelihood of a crash, and in the event of a crash or near collision, significantly decrease the potential of injury to children. These guidelines for good practice are recommended until pending research and consensus outcomes are resolved.
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition 

Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (most up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative prevention reference)
• Health and Safety Services - American Red Cross 

First aid and CPR, caregiving,  HIV/AIDS education.
• National Injury Data Technical Assistance Center

This web site gives access to charts showing state   trends in adolescent suicide, homicide, and motor vehicle mortality from 1980 through 1996. Each chart  includes the state, HRSA Health Region, and national trends. Charts of the mechanism of suicide for the two age groups in each state are also available. Each chart contains a link that allows a viewer to download a MS Excel workbook that contains the data that generated the chart, as well as a high-definition version of the chart suitable for inclusion in a printed report.
• Risk Watch Curriculum

A comprehensive injury prevention school-based curriculum for children in preschool through grade 8. 
Children's Safety Network Home Page
CSN provides technical assistance to organizations seeking to reduce unintentional injury and violence among children and adolescents. This site lists several injury prevention resources, many of which are downloadable. 
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This site is an important resource for youth violence and crime prevention specialists. It addresses gun violence and conflict resolution in the school setting.
• National Safe Kids Campaign 

SAFE KIDS is the leading national organization addressing unintentional injury prevention for children ages 14 and under. There are over 260 state and local coalitions. The site provides statistical factsheets on childhood injury, a resource catalogue, web links for each major type of injury, and a family safety checklist.
• The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide, 1999

Surgeon General unveiled a blueprint to prevent suicide This document outlines more than a dozen steps in preventing suicide that can be taken by individuals, communities, organizations and policymakers. These recommendations and their supporting conceptual framework are essential steps toward a comprehensive National Strategy for Suicide  Prevention.
• See School Safety Resources

• Kids Count 

A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States.
• 1999 KIDS COUNT Data Online 5/18/99 
• The Right Start: A New Report on Infants in Largest U.S. Cities  12/16/99
• The Overlooked Undercount: Children Missed in the Decennial Census (64K PDF) 
• Teen Childbearing in America's Largest Cities -- A KIDS COUNT Working Paper 4/20/99

• Latex
• Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace, NIOSH Alert, June 1997
• Latex Allergy A Prevention Guide, NIOSH/Pub 98-113
• Fact Sheet: Latex Allergy, June 1997, NIOSH Document #705006
• FDA Medical Bulletin Summer 1997, Natural Rubber Latex Allergy
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology  Joint Statement, July 21, 1997
• American Nurses' Association, Position Statement: Latex Allergies, 1997
• Lead Poisoning
• Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
• Virginia Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Lippincott's Nursing Center
• Lyme Disease
• Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. 

includes tick photos.
• Lyme Disease Information, CDC 

Iincludes tick photos.

• Martha Dewey Bergren's Home Page
• Mental Health - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Mental Health - Center for School Mental Health Assistance (CSMHA) 

University of Maryland at Baltimore
• Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• Mosquito-Proofing and Tick Prevention Tips
• Music Therapy 
• American Music Therapy Association
• The Joanne Marie Cardillo Memorial Fund for Music Therapy 
• Under Musical Construction

• NANDA--North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
• NANDA

|Set of nursing diagnoses adopted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. 
• NANDA Approved Nursing Diagnoses 

This is a complete list of all of NANDA's approved nursing diagnoses, including a brief explanation of how to use these in practice. 
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique federation of  voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan"  diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to  the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of  education, advocacy, research, and service.
• Search the NORD Rare Disease Database
• Non-Marital Births - Information and and Statistics 
• The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

Details the nation's plan to award states a performance bonus for eliminating welfare rolls.  Fact Sheet, HHS Press Office, May 27, 1998. 
• State Ranking of First-Round Recipients
• Vital Statistics Reports on Non-Marital Births, Marriages, and Divorces 

National Center for Health Statistics
• Bibliographies of Publications : Issues relating to non-marital births, program development, marriage and divorce, and abstinence-only education.
• Pregnancy Prevention, Welfare Information Network Publications
• Falling Teen Pregnancy, Birthrates: What's Behind the Declines? 

The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy Volume 1, No. 5, October 1998
• Nursing Journals on the Web (full text)

• Oral Health 
• National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse

A service of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health.  Provides oral health information for patients with special needs and the professionals who serve them.
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Provides information on oral, dental, and craniofacial research and health.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oral Health Program

Provides information on oral disease surveillance and prevention, infection control, oral health infrastructure, and other issues.
• Dental Education in Care of the Disabled, University of Washington

Provides educational materials related to special care.
• International Association for Disability and Oral Health

Provides information on oral health for people with disabilities.
• American Association for Dental Research and International Association for Dental Research

Provides research information on all aspects of oral disease.

• Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

The web site of the national PTA.
• Parenting Resources for the 21st Century

Parenting Resources for the 21st Century links parents and other adults responsible  for the care of a child with information onissues covering the full spectrum of parenting. This site, federally sponsored through the Coordinating Council onJuvenile Justice and Delinquency  Prevention, strives to help families meet the formidable challenges of raising a child today by addressing topics that include school violence, child development, home schooling, organized sports, child abuse, and the juvenile justice system.

• School Health Resources
• School Health Alert 

Articles
• School Health Culture Zone 

Cultural resources for school nurses.
• School Health Resources for Pediatricians 

American Academy of Pediatrics
• School Health Resources Services (SHRS) 

Office of School Health, University of Colorado
• School Nursing Certification
• School Nursing Certification - American Nurses Association
• School Nursing Certification - Professional Testing Corporation
• School Indoor Air Quality - Frequently Asked Questions

Department of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Minnesota
• Sleep: National Sleep Foundation 

Includes info. on sleep disorders.

• Tuberculosis, Core Curriculum on: What the Clinician Should Know,  4th. Ed., 2000.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, U.S. 1997, CDC

• Coalition for Community Schools

The Coalition for Community Schools works towards improving education and and helping students learn and grow while supporting and strengthening their families and communities.
• Eight-Component Model, CDC

Describes the eight compoonts of a coordinted school health program:
• Health Education
• Physical Education
• Health Services
• Nutrition Services
• Health Promotion for Staff 
• Counseling and PsychologicalServices
• Healthy School Environment
• Parent/Community Involvement 
• Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs

Provides information and resources for those who are just learning about or exploring the connections  between health and learning describes coordinated school health programs and components of these programs, drawing on a recent   publication, the book Health Is Academic (Teachers College Press, 1998), developed in collaboration with over 70 National Organizations
• Materials Used to Promote Coordinated School Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officers
• School Health Starter Kit (Social Marketing Materials Project with CCSSO)  (winter, 1999)

Note: Not yet availabe for dowload; however, the content has been included in Viriginia School Health Guidelines, Virginia Department of Health, second edition, May 1999, pages 101-126.
• Visual Presentation Materials for Public Health Professionals on the Role of State Health Agencies in Coordinated School Health Programs (winter,1997) 
• School Health Program Guidelines, CDC

Includes information for use in planning school health education program that will motivate and assist students to maintain and improved their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors.
• Effective School Health Education To Prevent the Spread of AIDS
• School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity
• School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating
• School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction

• America's Kindergartners 

This report provides national data on children’s skills, knowledge and experiences as they enter kindergarten for the first time.
• Download, view and print pdf file.  (511KB)

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• Child Health USA -

Health Resources and Services Administration's annual report on the health status and service needs of America's children. The book is a compilation of secondary data for 55 health status indicators, and provides both graphical and textual summaries of data and addresses long-term trends.
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center<

Aa federally-funded national information system, which includes Q&A services, a virtual library, and world's largest database of education information.
• InteliHealth

Home to Johns Hopkins health information.
• Health and Health Care: The Forecast, The Challenge 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released an interesting report entitled Health and Health Care 2010, which forecasts the future of health and health care from now until 2010 in eight key areas: legislative and regulatory issues; patient demographics and attitudes; health care costs; health plans and insurers; the structure of hospitals; provider organizations and the public health system; medical information technologies; and shifts in health behaviors and medical management. 
• KIDS COUNT Data 1999

A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. All 1999 KIDS COUNT data is now available from an easy to use, powerful online database that allowsyou to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state by state profiles. 
• Medline: PubMed

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in Medline ® , Pre-Medline, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.
• MCH Information Resource Center, USDHHS

The Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (MCHIRC) is dedicated to the goal of helping MCH practitioners on the Federal, State, and local levels to improve their capacity to gather, analyze, and use data for planning and policymaking.  The MCHIRC's projects include:
•  DataSpeak audioconference series
• Graduate Student Internship Program (GSIP)
• Child Health USA (1999 edition now available!)
•  Economics in MCH series 
• Policy and analytic reports 
• National Health Law Program

NHelp is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.
• National Injury Data Technical Assistance Center 

Click here for description.
• NORD - Rare Disorders Database

National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.  Search the largest database of understandable information on rare disorders. Over 1,100diseases are included.
• School Health Program Funding Opportunities, CDC

The School Health Program Finance Project database contains information on federal, foundation, and state-specific funding sources for school health programs.
• Telemedicine Bibliographic Database

Contains 7235 citations (many with abstracts) of articles on telemedicine.

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997
• Virginia's IDEA '97 Updated Implementation Plan
• Virginia's Special Education Regulations
• Virginia Early Intervention System for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families
• Virginia's Training & Technical Assistance Center - Eastern Virginia
• Virginia's Training & Technical Assistance Center - Southwest Virginia
• Medical Services, Related Services, and the Role of School Health Services, Indiana Department of Education
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
• Virginia NICHCY Resources
• The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

• I Am Your Child

A national public awareness and engagement campaign to make early childhood development a top priority for our nation.
• National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education, USDOE

Created to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve early childhood development and learning. 
• Zero to Three 

A national non-profit charitable organization whose  mission is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the  healthy development of babies and toddlers. 

• Medicaid School Health Technical Assistance Guide, HCFA 

Provides information and technical assistance regarding the specific Federal Medicaid
requirements associated with implementing a school health services program and seeking Medicaid funding for school health services. 
• School Health Program Funding Opportunities, CDC

The School Health Program Finance Project database contains information on federal, foundation, and state-specific funding sources for school health programs.
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Within the Foundation's mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the vast majority of their grantmaking is for projects that fit into their three goal areas. These goals are:
• To assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost.
• To improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions.
• To promote health and prevent disease by reducing the harm caused by substance abuse-tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. 
Grants to improve the  health & health care of all Americans

School-Based Health Centers 

• Making the Grade--George Washington University/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

A a national grant program supportedby the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Under thisinitiative, the foundation has made $17.5 million available to support state-community partnerships to establish comprehensive school-based health centers.
• National Assembly on School-Based Health Care

The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care is dedicated to promoting accessible, quality school-based primary healthand mental health care for children and youth through interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts. 

• AAP Policy Statements 

Selected school health-related statements
• Asbestos Exposure in Schools
• Basic Life Support Training in School 
• Children With Health Impairments in Schools
• Condom Availability for Youth
• Corporal Punishment in Schools
• Do Not Resuscitate Orders in Schools 
• Education of Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
• Guidelines for the Administration of Medication in School
• Guidelines for Urgent Care in Schools
• Health Care for Children of Immigrant Families
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Education In Schools
• Inappropriate Use of School "Readiness" Tests
• Integrated School Health Services
• Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision
• Medically Indicated Home, Hospital and Other Non-School Based Instruction
• Organized Athletics for Preadolescent Children
• Physical Fitness in the Schools
• Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infections in School Settings
• Qualifications and Utilization of Nursing Personnel Delivering Health Services in Schools
• Residency Training and Continuing Medical Education in School Health
• Role of the Physician in School
• Role of Schools in Combating Substance Abuse
• School Bus Transportation of Children With Special Needs
• School Health Assessments
• School Transportation Safety
• School-Based Health Clinics
• Scope of Health Care Benefits for Infants, Children, and Adolescents, and Young Adults Through Age 21 Years

• ASHA--American School Health Association Resolutions
• ASHA Affiliation with Other Organizations
• ASHA Supports a Smoke-Free Young America by the Year 2000
• ASHA General Business
• National Advocacy Program for Comprehensive School Health Programs
• Regular Revisions of School Health in America
• Resolution of Recognition and Good Will
• Resolution of Commendation
• Tobacco Use at ASHA Meetings 
• Dental Health
• Dental Health Education
• Healthy Choices in School Vending Machines
• Pit and Fissure Sealant Programs in Schools
• Diseases
• Hepatitis B Awareness and Immunization
• School-Based Asthma Management
• Exceptional Children 
• Disadvantaged and Health Education 
• Health Care and Students with Disabilities 
• School Nursing and Special Education
• Family Life and Human Sexuality 
• ASHA Supports Quality Sexuality Education 
• Gay and Lesbian Youth in School 
• Health Instruction and Curriculum 
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Education 
• ASHA Supports Quality Sexuality Education 
• Comprehensive Health Programs for Young Children 
• Consumer Health Education
• Critical Health Areas and Comprehensive Health Education
• Curriculum Construction and Development
• Dental Health Education
• Disadvantaged and Health Education
• Health Education -- An Academic Subject
• Health Instruction Required in Schools 
• Health Insurance for Children
• Health Insurance for Children
• Healthful School Environment
• Tobacco-Free Schools
• Integrated School and Community Programs
• Comprehensive Health Planning
• Home-School-Community Health Education
• Reducing Youth Access to Alcohol
• International Health
• Linking Health Professionals Internationally
• Legislation
• Elimination of Tobacco Subsidies
• Maintenance of Health Records
• Restricting Distribution and Promotion of Tobacco Products 
• Supporting Access to Health Services for School-Age Children
• Tobacco Advertising
• Organization and Administration
• Building an Infrastructure for Comprehensive School Health Education at the Local Level
• Critical Health Areas and Comprehensive Health Education
• Curriculum Construction and Development
• School-Based Asthma Management
• Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation
• Anabolic Steroid Use
• Preschool and Child Day Care Center Issues
• Comprehensive Health Programs for Young Children
• Comprehensive Health Services for Young Children
• Physicians in Schools, Preschools, and Child Care Centers
• Professional Preparation
• A Professional Certified Registered Nursing in All Schools
• Availability of CPR and Standard First Aid Certified Personnel
• Certification
• Safety and First Aid
• Availability of CPR and Standard First Aid Certified Personnel
• School-Based Food Service and Nutrition
• Healthy Choices in School Vending Machines
• The School Health Educator
• Certification
• School Health Services
• Comprehensive Health Services for Young Children
• Hepatitis B Vaccine for School Personnel
• Health Care and Students with Disabilities
• School Health Services
• Scoliosis Screening in Schools
• Supporting Access to Health Services for School-Age Children
• School Nursing
• A Professional Certified Registered Nursing in all Schools
• Role of the School Nurse in Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Health Protection
• School-Based Asthma Management
• School Nursing and Special Education
• School Physician
• Involvement of School Physicians
• Physicians in Schools, Preschools, and Child Care Centers
• School-Based Asthma Management
• School Psychology and Counseling
• Consultive Services -- School Health Program
• School Site Health Promotion
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Education
• Health Promotion Programs for School Faculty and Staff
• Hepatitis B Vaccine for School Personnel
• School-Based Asthma Management
• Substance Use and Abuse
• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Education
• Anabolic Steroid Use
• ASHA Supports a Smoke-Free Young America by the Year 2000
• Elimination of Tobacco Subsidies
• Marketing Alcohol and Tobacco to Underage Youth
• Preventing Inhalant Abuse
• Reducing Youth Access to Alcohol
• Restricting Distribution and Promotion of Tobacco Products
• Smokeless Tobacco
• Support for Federal Tobacco Regulation
• Tobacco Advertising
• Tobacco-Free Schools
• Tobacco Use at ASHA Meetings 

• NASN--National Association of School Nurses:  Postions & Issues

NASN Postion Statements:
• Adolescent Parents
• Advanced Practice School Nurse, The
• Asthma Inhalers, The Use of 
• Case Management
• Caseload Assignments
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Care
• Comprehensive School Health Services
• Condom Availability in the School Setting 
• Continuing Education
• Contract Provisions
• Coordinated School Health Program 
• Corporal Punishment
• Delegation
• Do Not Resuscitate
• Emergency Care Plans for Students with Special Health Care Needs
• Family Life Education
• Government Relations: Public Policy, Legislative, and Regulatory Participation
• Hazing
• Healthy School Environment
• Immunizations
• Individualized Health Care Plans
• Infectious Diseases
• Managed Care
• Medication Administration in the School Setting
• Mental Health of Students
• Nursing Diagnosis
• Nursing Services in Alternative Education Programs
• Postural Screening
• Professional School Nurse Roles and Responsibilities: Education, Certification, and Licensure
• Reduction in Force (RIF)
• Regulations on Bloodborne Pathogens in the School Setting
• School-Based/School-Linked Health Centers
• School Health Records
• School Meal Programs
• School Nurse Attire
• School Nurse in Comprehensive School Health Education, The
• School Nurse and Specialized Health Care Services, The
• School Nurse Practitioner, The
• School Nurse Supervision/Evaluation
• Sexual Orientation
• State School Nurse Consultants
• Substance Use and Abuse
• Violence
• Wellness Programs
NASN Issue Briefs:  will be added online in near future.)
• Delegation of Care
• Health Care Reform and Schools
• Inclusion
• Integrated Service Delivery
• Managed Care
• School-Based/School-Linked Clinics
• School Nurses and the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

• NASSNC--National Association of State Schoool Nurse Consultants Position Statements
• Confidentiality of Health Information in Schools
• Delegation of School Health Services to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
• Reimbursement for School Nursing Services
• Description: State School Nurse Consultant

• Other Position Statements
• Care of Children With Diabetes in the School and Day Care Setting 

American Diabetes Association
• The Use of Inhaled Medications in School by Students with Asthma 

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

• American Nurses Association
• American Nurses Foundation
• American School Health Association
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• Adolescent  and School Health Project
• Newsletters
• National Association of School Nurses
• National Association of State School Nurse Consultants
• State School Nurse Associations 
• Arizona - School Nurses Organization of Arizona&ampp;nbspp;
• California School Nurses Organization
• Colorado Association of School Nurses 
• Connecticut - Association of School Nurses of Connecticcuut
• Delaware School Nurses Association 
• Illinois Association of School Nurses 
• Minnesota -School Nurse Organization of Minnesota><
• New Hampshire School Nurses Association
• New York State Association of School Nurses 
• Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners
• Texas Association of School Nurses
• Virginia Association of School Nurses
• Virginia Nurses Association

• School Nurse Shortages Are Shortchanging Children

Children's Express New York Bureau Weekly Update, 07/11/00.
• Letter to the Editor: School Nurses Promote Student Health

Richmond Times Dispatch, 02/16/00.
• Disputed Duties: Teaching the Disabled

USA Today, 02/15/00
• Nurse Shortage Part of Problem

USA Today, 2/15/2000
• Today's School Nurse: More Than Just a Person Who Bandages Knees

Education World, 02/02/2000
• The Changing Job of the School Nurse: A Look at the Role of the School Nurse in the '90s 

Kids Magazine, 11/08/99
• School Nurses Are Few and Far Between but Health Problems Among Children Are Not

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/03/98
• The School Nurse: Her Role Has Changed With Changing Time

Education Week, 10/26/81
• Changing Role of the School Nurse

1997 Mid-Atlantic Network Associates, Inc.

School Nursing Discussion Lists 

• International School Nurse Discussion List: SCHLRN-L
• Virginia School Nurse Discussion List: SCHOOLNURSE
• School Nursing Discussion Forum: WORLDWIDE NURSE

• Virginia Department of Education: School Safety

Includes the following online publications:
• School Safety Audit Guidelines
• Checklist for the Safety and Security of Buildings and Grounds 
• School Safety and Violence Prevention

• Virginia Department of Health: Center for Injury and Violence Prevention

• U.S. Department of Education:   Keeping Schools and Communities Safe 

Includes the following online publications:

Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

Preventing Youth Hate Crime | PDF Version

Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide 

Conflict Resolution Education | PDF version 

School Uniform Manual 

Statistics:

• 8 Annual Report on School Safety | PDF version
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 1998 | PDF version
• Violence and Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools: 1996-97 | PDF version&