A legal document that protects individuals with disabilities and addresses disabilities that limit 1 or more major life activities. This plan is often written in lay language by a Section 504 plan coordinator for the school district in collaboration with parent, school nurse, and specialized instructional support personnel.
American Academy of Pediatrics
A national organization of pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists founded in 1930 and dedicated to the improvement of child, adolescent, and young adult health and welfare.
Practices informed by available evidence, expert opinion, and professional standards of care, including state and national guidelines.
Practices informed by available evidence, expert opinion, and professional standards of care, including state and national guidelines.
Assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, and evaluation to meet an individual’s health needs.
Missing 10 percent or more of school days in a school year.
An individual or organization that provides professional advice on a temporary or asneeded basis, usually for a fee.
The provision of information and/or other interventions to effect behavior change.
The oversight and alignment of multiple evidence-based components and interventions that support the health and well-being of students with chronic health conditions,advance agreed-upon student- and family-centered outcomes, and support academic success. Typically led by the school nurse, ideally in coordination with the student’s health care provider(s).
An individual or organization that provides professional advice on a temporary or asneeded basis, usually for a fee.
Conditions persisting over a period of time that require health care and/or limit activities of daily living. Includes, but not limited to, the following:
Leaders of organizations and agencies that are invested in children’s health and academic success, including leaders of health care institutions, public health and education agencies, insurers, community/social service organizations, and local businesses
Organizations and agencies that are invested in children’s health and academic success,including primary, specialty, and dental care providers; hospitals and health care systems; public health and education agencies; insurers; and community/social service organizations.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency measures performed by a person on another person whose breathing or heart activity has stopped. Measures include closed chest cardiac compressions in a regular sequence.
A natural, man-made, or technological event causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, injury/illness, hardship, or drastic change to the environment.
Individual who performs services for the district and for whom the district has the right to control what and how work is carried out.
Natural, man-made, or technological events causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, injury/illness, hardship, or drastic change to the environment.
Individuals that perform services for the district and for whom the district has the right to control what and how work is carried out.
Clear protective coatings that cover tooth surfaces and prevent bacteria and food particles from settling into the pits and grooves. Dental sealants are usually applied after a child reaches 6 years of age when the first permanent molars come in. Dental sealants last for 4-5 years and can be reapplied when they wear off. Applications of sealants may be accompanied by application of fluoride varnish that hardens the enamel and reduces dental caries.
Uses information that has been gathered, modeled, and analyzed to gain an understanding of specific challenges and to support effective solutions.
A situation that poses an immediate threat to health or life.
Situations that poses an immediate threat to health or life.
The integration of clinical expertise, patient values and the best research evidence into the decision-making process for patient care
may also be referred to as an emergency action plan.
A plan provided by the school nurse to guide school staff to make appropriate responses for students at risk of a life-threatening health crisis.
Components of the plan may include: demographic/identifying information, signs and symptoms, staff members instructed, treatment, transportation plan, signatures, and time frame.
Steps taken to encourage a student and/or their family to act on a referral and/or to obtain information regarding the results of the referral visit.
The individuals responsible for and involved with a child’s care. Includes biological, adoptive, and foster parents and siblings; legal guardians; and other caregivers that are bonded to the child through ties of blood, marriage, love, and/or common residence.
A federal law that protects the privacy of educational records. It applies to all educational agencies and institutions that receive federal funds from the US Department of Education, including public elementary and secondary schools. Private and religious schools are often exempt from FERPA.
A topical fluoride product applied to teeth by dental and medical professionals that prevents early childhood caries.
Family-school-community partnerships are a shared responsibility and reciprocal process whereby schools and other community agencies and organizations engage families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and families take initiative to actively support their children's development and learning.
A nonjudgmental approach to care that helps children/adolescents feel safe in a society that too often marginalizes or stigmatizes those seen as different.
The gender-affirming model strengthens family resiliency and takes the emphasis off heightened concerns over gender while allowing children the freedom to focus on academics, relationship-building and other typical developmental tasks.
Knowing and feeling that you're a boy, a girl, both, or neither (no matter what genitals you have)
The provision of health information and/or other interventions to effect behavior change in order to improve the health of an individual.
The provision of information on health topics to groups of individuals through written materials (e.g., newsletters, flyers, brochures, emails etc.), oral presentations (e.g., student assemblies, announcements, parent information sessions), or other formats (e.g. websites, social media).
Staff responsible for providing services to appraise, protect, and promote student health, including school nurses, health room aids, and other extenders.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to health plans, health care providers, and others that transmit health information in electronic form. The purpose is to protect the privacy and security of individuals’ protected health information (PHI) through safeguards that govern the use and disclosure of such information.
A healthcare provider is a person or company that provides a healthcare service to you. In other words, your healthcare provider takes care of you.
Human immunodeficiency virus
Affects the body in a variety of ways. In the most severe infections, the virus progressively destroys the body's immune system, causing a condition called AIDS (acquired immunodefiency syndrome).
A document that provides a comprehensive assessment of a student’s health care needs and outlines a management plan to care for a student’s health in the school setting. The need for an IHCP is determined by the school nurse and based on required nursing care rather than educational entitlements that include special education or the accommodations of a Section 504 plan. The components of a quality care plan include:
Nursing assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Outcome identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Individualized Health Care Plan- the document that provides a comprehensive assessment of a student's health care needs and outlines a management plan to care for a student's health in the school setting.
Individualized Education Program:
A written document, derived from Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, that is designed to meet a child's individual educational program needs. The main purposes of an IEP are to set reasonable learning goals and state the services that the school district will provide for a child with special educational needs. Every child who is qualified for special education services provided by the school is required to have an IEP.
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Entity that provides oversight for the administration and operation of the school based health center.
Supply of medication that is purchased, owned, and controlled by the district.
A child with a chronic physical condition which results in a prolonged dependency on medical care for which daily skilled nursing intervention is medically necessary.
Entities that provides oversight for the administration and operation of the school based health center.
Collaboration between the school and/or district with the Epidemiology team of the Department of Health at the state and/or local level to determine if an outbreak has occurred. If a classroom has 3 or more students with a diagnosed or suspected infectious disease that information should be submitted to the Epidemiology team for further investigation.
School district employed psychologists, counselors, and/or social workers.
Managing the symptoms of a long-term disease.
Any substances that are intended in diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease or that affect the structure or function of the body of humans
A program that provides medical assistance for individuals and families with low incomes and resources. The program became a law in 1965 as a jointly funded cooperative venture between federal and state governments to assist states in the provision of adequate medical care to eligible needy persons.
An approach to providing comprehensive primary care that facilitates partnerships between patients, clinicians, medical staff, and families.
Any substance that is intended to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease or that affect the structure or function of the body of humans
Individual who is licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Advanced Practice Nurse.
Individuals that are licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Advanced Practice Nurse.
Can be used to track the performance of key policies, practices, and programs over time— measuring short- or long-term outcomes—and can be particularly useful in detecting areas where performance is below acceptable standards, as well as whether things are improving or getting worse
Individual with a completed Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree who carries a license to practice medicine.
A general principle, guide for decision-making, or rule that has been adopted by the board of education. Typically a broad outline of what should be done. Legally-binding. May include protocols/procedures.
Procedural statement, typically developed by health services leadership, that includes specific and detailed instructions on how to do something. Provides formal direction as to how a policy will be implemented and includes a sequence of steps to be followed. May be included as part of a policy statement.
Pertaining to mental, emotional, and/or social health.
Individuals who have completed a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree who carry a license to practice medicine.
General principles, guides for decision-making, or rules adopted by the board of education. Typically a broad outline of what should be done. Legally-binding. May include protocols/procedures.
Procedural statements, typically developed by health services leadership, that include specific and detailed instructions on how to do something. They provide formal direction as to how policies will be implemented and include a sequence of steps to be followed. May be included as part of a policy statements.
Individual charged with making rules, regulations, and/or policies at any level, from state and federal legislators to local school board members
A physician (eg, pediatrician) or nurse practitioner in the child's medical home who provides preventive care, routine illness care, and care coordination with a child's specialists and therapists.
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) can reduce your chance of getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. When taken as prescribed, PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV.
A continuum of learning and support opportunities designed to improve the individuals' ability to work with and on behalf of young children and their families
Routine health care that includes screenings, check-ups, and patient counseling to prevent illnesses, disease, or other health problems.
A recommendation to receive a service or visit a health professional. In some districts, the word recommendation should be used in lieu of the word referral in order to avoid financial liability.
Recommendations to receive a service or visit a health professional. In some districts, recommendations should be used in lieu of the word referral in order to avoid financial liability.
A health center located in a school or on school grounds that provides a comprehensive range of clinical services through qualified health providers to meet the physical and behavioral health needs of students. Typically sponsored by a hospital, health department, federally qualified health center, or medical practice.
Services provided by school district employees and/or contracted providers to assess, protect, and promote student health, with a primary focus on removing health-related barriers to education. Typically led by school nurse(s). May include other health and surveillance activities conducted in collaboration with outside providers such as oral health programs and school-based health centers
Similar to a school-based health center, but located off school grounds, and typically offering extended hours and a broader scope of services.
Population-based activity used to detect disease or disorder in individuals who do not necessarily exhibit signs or symptoms.
State of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and relationships and the possibility of safe sexual experiences free of coercion, discrimination, and violence.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- food stamps.
Testing for sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HSV, and /or HPV for students at risk and/or exhibiting signs or symptoms.
School-based health center: A health center located in a school or on school grounds that provides a comprehensive range of clinical services through qualified health providers to meet the physical and behavioral health needs of students. Typically sponsored by a hospital, health department, federally qualified health center, or medical practice.
School-linked health center: Similar to a school-based health center, but located off school grounds, and typically offering extended hours and a broader scope of services.
School-based health centers: Health centers located in a school or on school grounds that provide a comprehensive range of clinical services through qualified health providers to meet the physical and behavioral health needs of students. Typically sponsored by a hospital, health department, federally qualified health center, or medical practice.
Health centers located in a school or on school grounds that provide a comprehensive range of clinical services through qualified health providers to meet the physical and behavioral health needs of students. Typically sponsored by a hospital, health department, federally qualified health center, or medical practice.
Similar to a school-based health center, but located off school grounds, and typically offering extended hours and a broader scope of services.
Population-based activities used to detect disease or disorder in individuals who do not necessarily exhibit signs or symptoms.
School-linked health centers: Similar to school-based health centers, but located off school grounds, and typically offering extended hours and a broader scope of services.
PreK-12 United States educational institution.
Group of public schools that are operated by a common governing agency (typically known as a school board).
Individuals within a school and/or district responsible for collaboratively managing and supporting children’s physical, emotional, and social health needs, including a school nurse.
School administrators (e.g., superintendents, principals, vice principals), school board members, and disciplinary leads (e.g., lead school nurse, department heads)
Nurse who provides school health services available to all students in a school setting and, if applicable, is licensed and qualified as a school nurse under state regulations. Recommended to be a registered professional nurse with at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Those working directly with children in schools (e.g., school staff, leaders, volunteers, parents, and contracted or co-located providers) as well as community partners that are invested in children’s health and academic success (e.g., health providers, public health and education agencies, community and social service organizations, and insurers).
A specialist in school nursing practice who works with local educational agencies (LEAs) which may include private, parochial, and/or charter schools. School nurse consultants work with schools and school nurses to promote quality school nursing services and school health programs that address the broad health needs of all students and the school community.
Source: NASSNC Position Statement, State School Nurse Consultant Role
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families- cash assistance for families with children under age 18.
A delivery model where patient care needs are addressed as coordinated efforts among multiple health care providers and across settings of care. May include, parent, teacher, student, nurse, guidance counselor, department of health, etc.
An individual who is trained to function in an assistive role in the provision of delegated patient/client activities. Policies vary by state. May include certified nurse assistants, patient care assistants, technicians, nurse’s aides, nurse extenders, personal care workers, etc.
Individuals that are trained to function in an assistive role in the provision of delegated patient/client activities. Policies vary by state. May include certified nurse assistants, patient care assistants, technicians, nurse’s aides, nurse extenders, personal care workers, etc.
Persons who do not hold licensure that are trained by a Registered Nurse to assist delegated tasks and activities in the school health clinic.
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel-
School personnel who do not hold a healthcare license but are trained to provide care to students under the direction and supervision of a school nurse.
state agency, statewide organization, or collaborating partner serving districts statewide