Resources

Health Conditions/Information

• Allergies
• Guidelines for the Care of Students with Anaphylaxis (March 2009)

• Asthma
• Uniform Staff Training Policy: Students with Asthma (PDF)
• Students with asthma (RCW 28A.210.370)
• Asthma Management in Education Settings (AMES) Manual

• Auditory and Visual Standards
• Health - Screening and Requirements (RCW 28A.210)
• Auditory and visual standards — school districts (WAC 246-760)
• Visual Screening of Children in Public Schools–Final Report (SBOH) (PDF)
• Scoliosis Memo and Reporting Form (PDF)

• Bloodborne Pathogens
• See Infection Control

• Clean Intermittent Catheterization
• Catheterization of public and private school students (RCW 28A.210.280)
• Provision for clean, intermittent catheterization in schools (WAC 246-840-820)

• Coordinated School Health
• CSH in Washington
• Coordinated School Health Program - DOH

• Diabetes
• Students with diabetes (RCW 28A.210.330)
• Care of Students with Diabetes (May 2005)
• Diabetes/Life Threatening Conditions Bulletin 061-02 (September 2002)
  - Bulletin (PDF)
  - Public school pupils — immunization requirement and life-threatening health condition (WAC 392-380)
  - Private school pupil immunization requirement (WAC 180-38)
  - Attachment A: SHB 2834: Children With Life-Threatening Conditions
  - Attachment B–D: Emergency Rules, Sample Forms, Related Nurse Practice Act RCWs and WACs
  - Attachment E–H: Sample Life Threatening Conditions Care Plans and Letters
  - Attachment I–N: Diabetes-Related Materials
  - Accommodating Students with Diabetes - Policy No. 3415
  - Student Immunization and Life Threatening Health Conditions - Policy No. 3413
  

• Emergency Preparedness
• School Safety Center
• Status of School Districts' Planning and Preparedness (US Government Accountability Office)
• NFPA Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People With Disabilities
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management Technical Assistance Center
• Emergency Preparedness and You

• Environmental Health and Safety
• Health & Safety Guide (OSPI School Facilities)

• First Aid
• How to Respond: Injury and Illness at School

• Flu
• See Pandemic Influenza

• Free and Appropriate Education (504)
• A Parent & Educator Guide to Free Appropriate Public Education (Puget Sound ESD) (under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973)

• Coping with Stress or Loss (Grief)
• Coping with Stress
• Preparing for a Mass Casualty Event
• Coping With a Traumatic Event: Information for Health Professionals
• Information for Teens about Coping with Loss and Grief (NAPNAP)
• Coping With the Death of a Student or Staff Member

• H1N1 (Swine) Flu
• Preparing Schools for H1N1 Flu
• Flu Preparedness Quick Guide (H1N1 Guidance)
• Washington State Department of Health
• See Pandemic Influenza

• Head Inury
• Engrossed House Bill 1824 Youth Sports—Head Injury Memorandum 043-09
• 1824 Session Law
• WIAA Head Injury Guidelines and Procedures

• Health Care Records
• Guidelines for Handling Health Care Information in School Records (PDF)
• General Records Retention Schedule for School Districts and Educational Service Districts in Washington State, July 2008 (Washington Secretary of State) (PDF)
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• RCW 70.02 Medical records — health care information access and disclosure

• Immunization
• Washington State Department of Health Immunization Program
  - For Schools/Childcares
• Immunization program (RCW 28A.210.060)
• Public school pupils — immunization requirement and life-threatening health condition (WAC 392-380)
• HPV
  

• Infection Control
• Infectious Diseases in Schools Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Salmonella and Peanut Products Recall: CDC/FDA Social Media Resources
• Preparing Schools for Pandemic Flu
• Infectious Disease Control Guide (April 2004) (PDF)
• Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (WAC 296-823)
• Contagious diseases, limiting contact — Rules and regulations (RCW 28A.210.010)
• Training - School Employees - HIV/AIDS (WAC 392-198)
• Washington State Labor & Industries Bloodborne Pathogens
• What are Bloodborne Pathogens? (PPT)

• Medications
• Public and private schools — Administration of oral medication by (RCW 28A.210.260-270)
• The Administration of Medications in Schools (PDF)
• Orientation Level Training for School Employees Who Administer Oral Medications to Students - (PDF)
  - Appendix A: Overheads (PDF)
  - Appendix B: Overhead Notes (PDF)
  

• MRSA
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Centers for Disease Control Features MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Healthcare Settings
• Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• MRSA Facts
• MRSA Toolkit for Middle and High Schools
• How to Use MRSA Toolkit for Middle and High Schools
• MRSA Toolkit for Middle and High School Athletic Departments
• MRSA Toolkit

• Nurse Practice
• Nursing care (RCW 18.79)
• Regulation of health professions — uniform disciplinary act (RCW 18.130)
• Practical and registered nursing (WAC 246-840)
• Administrative procedures and requirements for credentialed health care providers (WAC 246-12)
• Scope of Practice Decision Tree (PDF) (DOH)
• Nursing Practice Guide (DOH)

• Pandemic Influenza
• Preparing Schools for Pandemic Flu
• Preparing Schools for H1N1 Flu
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management Technical Assistance Center
• NFPA Evacuation Guide for People With Disabilities
• Pandemic Flu Home Page
• University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

• Scoliosis
• Scoliosis and Kyphosis Screening Report Form - 2008-09 (PDF)
• Health - Screening and Requirements (RCW 28A.210)
• Scoliosis screening — school districts (WAC 246-762)

• School Nurse Resources
• Staff Model for the Delivery of School Health Services (PDF)
• School Nurse Study (June 2006) (PDF)
• Survey of School Nurses (JLARC, September 1997)
• School Nurse Resource Guide (ESD School Nurse Corps Administrators)
• Assuring Safe, High Quality Health Care in Pre-K Through 12 Educational Settings (ANA)
• School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW)
• National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
• National Association of State School Nurse Consultants (NASSNC) 

• School Nurse Study
• School Nurse Study (June 2006) (PDF)
• Survey of School Nurses (JLARC, September 1997)

• Staff Model
• Staff Model for the Delivery of School Health Services (PDF)

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• TBI Toolkit for Professionals
• TBI Resource Guide for Eastern WA
• TBI Resource Guide for Western WA

• TICs/Tourette’s
• TIC Disorders and Tourette Syndrome (PDF)

• Vision
• Health - Screening and Requirements (RCW 28A.210)
• Auditory and visual standards — school districts (WAC 246-760)
• Visual Screening of Children in Public Schools–Final Report (SBOH) (PDF)
• Scoliosis Memo and Reporting Form (PDF)

• Well Child Exam
• Well-Child Exam Pilot Project Report (PDF)

For forms, please see the forms section.