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Fighting the Flu With Self-Care, Vaccines, Teamwork
“At one school we sent 50 students home before lunch,” says Deb Cook, director of health services at Kennett School District, remembering the day the H1N1 virus came to school. Things have quieted down...
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Spotlight on Success: Bolivar School District Employees Create Culture of...
Over the past 10 years, employees of Bolivar School District have created a culture that values nutrition and fitness for everyone. In this supportive environment, they haven’t just improved their...
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19 New Links to Tools, Resources and Useful Websites
Links to the following websites and documents have been added to the Missouri Coordinated School Health Coalition’s website. They are organized according to the eight components of coordinated school...
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Linda S. Neumann, RN, Receives National Recognition
Linda S. Neumann RN, School Nurse in the Webster Groves School District, was presented with the 2010 Outstanding School Nurse Achievement Award from the American School Health Association (ASHA) at...
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Marjorie Cole Recognized at ASHA’s National Conference
MCSHC member Marjorie “Marge” Cole, MSN, RN, twice received recognition at the American School Health Association’s 84th Annual Conference held in October. She received a certificate for her...
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Allergy Prevention and Response Guidelines from MO DHSS
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has posted “Guidelines for Allergy Prevention and Response” to it’s website. For this resource and guidelines on several other topics, click...
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School Nurses Oppose Two Bills in the Missouri Legislature
Adapted from an action alert from Tammy Teeling, President of the Missouri Association of School Nurses. If passed, these bills in the Missouri House and Senate will impact the state’s children,...
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3 New Resources at Healthykidsmo.org
We’re constantly adding new resources to our website. Want to help? Send us links to your favorite evidence-based resources and tell us why you like them. Here are three, recently submitted by Marjorie...
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Pediatricians call for doctors in all school districts
Physicians should be integral to public education, with all school districts having a school doctor oversee health services, says an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement published online...
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Missouri School Health Profile: 2012 Key Findings
The School Health Profiles survey has been conducted every even-numbered year since 1994 by the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) in collaboration with the U.S. Centers...
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