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.

• HEADS UP to Schools: Know Your Concussion ABC's 

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.

• EpiPen4Schools

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

• Utah Asthma Program resources 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

National Association of School Nurses

• Eyes of Hope 
• Position statements
• Publications (NASN School Nurse, and Journal of School Nursing)