General Information
School nurse staffing recommendations:
- 53G-9-204 (2022) State of Utah school nurse staffing recommendations.
- School nursing recommendations (2022) Department of Health and Human Services staffing recommendations for schools with less than 2,000 students.
Resources
Concussion
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HEADS UP to schools: Know Your Concussion ABC's is a flexible set of materials, developed for professionals working with grades K-12, will help identify and respond to concussions in an array of school settings.
EpiPen4School Program
Each eligible school can receive up to four FREE EpiPen or EpiPen Jr Auto-Injectors in the form of two EpiPen 2-Pak® cartons, two EpiPen Jr 2-Pak® cartons, or one 2-Pak of each kind.
Diabetes
- Colorado Kids with Diabetes
- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel (2022)
- American Diabetes Association
- Primary Children's Guidelines for Diabetes Management in the School Setting (2024)
Asthma
Lice
Tobacco Prevention
Utah Tobacco Prevention and Control Program tobaccofree.utah.org
- Resource for school nurses: tobacco screening, cessation, and prevention
- Comprehensive drug-free policy guide for schools
Websites
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Infection control (CDC)
- Pink eye (CDC)
- EpiPen 4 Schools
- Head Lice
- Immunization Resources
- Infectious Disease Reporting- (Epidemiology)
- Prescription Assistance Programs for Patients with Asthma
- Primary Children's Hospital
- Utah Food Allergy Network
- Utah School Nurse Association
- Utah State Board of Education