The National Association of
State School Nurse Consultants, Inc.

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Mission

The mission of the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants is to promote the health and learning of the nation's children and youth by providing national leadership and advocacy, impacting public policy, collaborating, and proactively influencing school health programs and school nursing practice.

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Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: To impact and influence the development of public policy for school health.
1.1 Identify emerging issues impacting school health.
1.2 Periodically review and distribute position papers.
1.3 Participate in state level education and health reform.
1.4 Maximize funding resources.
1.5 Participate in Healthy People 2010.
1.6 Provide leadership in the use of technology.


Goal 2: To collaborate with other national organizations.
2.1 Influence professional development.
2.2 Develop standards, competencies, and performance outcome indicators for school nurse practice.
2.3 Review annually organizational membership and liaisons according to mission and goals.
2.4 Support the National Nursing Coalition on School Health (NNCSH).
2.5 Support organizations that share our mission.
2.6 Support NASSNC representation at appropriate meetings and conferences.

Goal 3: To promote and support research initiatives.
3.1 Support initiatives of the National Center for School Health Nursing and other individual organizations.
3.2 Support the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), the American School Health Association (ASHA) and the National Nursing Coalition for School Health (NNCSH) research initiatives.
3.3 Participate in establishing a system to collect relevant national health data.


Goal 4: To provide a forum for consultant learning by sharing and networking among members.
4.1 Conduct two meetings a year.
4.2 Enhance communication.
4.3 Share calendar information regarding conference opportunities.
4.4 Share information regarding state resource development.

Revised October 2000

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Membership

Eligibility Requirements:

• Professional Registered Nurse.
• Actively employed by state department of education and/or state department of health, or other title as these agencies are known. Similar positions from other countries or U.S. Territories may also become active members.
• Assumes the nursing responsibility for statewide consultation for school health services.
• Provides consultation, leadership, and direction to the school nurses in their respective state.
  • Associate: Members of the Association who have formerly held the position as state level school nurse consultant. Not eligible to vote or be elected to office.
  • Retired: Members of the Association who retired from the position as state level school nurse consultant. Not eligible to vote or be elected to office.
  • Honorary: Bestowed on nurses upon the approval of the Association. Not eligible to vote or be elected to office.

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Meetings

A summer and a fall meeting are convened for conducting business, sharing of best practices, and networking.

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Board of Directors, January 2003

• President: Vicki L. Taliaferro, BSN, NCSN, RN
  Maryland State Department of Education

• President Elect: Linda Caldart-Olson, RN, MS
  Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Student Services

• Past President: Dona Roberts, RN, BSN
  Indiana Department of Education

• Treasurer: Cheryl Carotenuti, MSN, RN
  Connecticut State Department of Education

• Secretary: Dianne Mennitt, MS, RN
  University of South Florida

• Director at Large: Linda Davis-Alldritt, RN, MA, PHN
  California Department of Education

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Links

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI),
  http://www.aaaai.org/
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  http://www.aacap.org/
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  http://www.aap.org/
• American Cancer Society
  http://www.cancer.org/
• American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
  http://www.nurse.org/acnp/
• American Diabetes Organization
  http://www.diabetes.org/
• American Nurses Association
  http://www.nursingworld.org
• American School Health Association (ASHA)
  http://www.ashaweb.org/
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  http://www.cdc.gov/
  • Adolescent and School Health
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/ataglanc.htm
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
  http://www.ccsso.org/
• Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
  http://pueblo.gsa.gov/
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services online, and links to other HHS guidelines
  http://158.72.20.10/pubs/guidecps/
• Health and Health Care in Schools,
  http://www.healthinschools.org
• Immunofacts.com,
  http://www.immunofacts.com/
• Kids Count, Annie E. Casey Foundation
  http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/
• Legal references:
  • FindLaw,
    http://www.findlaw.com
  • Health Hippo: Public Health
    http://hippo.findlaw.com/hippopub.html
  • Cedar Rapids Community School Dist. v. Garret F. (96-1793) 106F.3d 822, affirmed
    http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/96-1793.ZO.html
• Merck and Co., publishers of the Merck Manual, where you can find and search the manual online
  http://www.merck.com/
• National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
  http://www.nasn.org
• National Education Association (NEA)
  http://www.nea.org/
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  http://www.ncsbn.org/
  • State Board of Nursing websites
    http://www.ncsbn.org/public/regulation/boards_of_nursing_board.htm
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  http://www.nichcy.org/index.html
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  http://www.nih.gov/
• National Institute of Nursing Research
  http://www.nih.gov/ninr/
• National League for Nursing (NLN)
  http://www.nln.org/
• National Organization for Rare Disorders Database (NORD)
  http://www.rarediseases.org
• National Pediculosis Association (NPA)
  http://www.headlice.org/
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  http://www.osha.gov/
  • Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
    http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=PREAMBLES&p_id=811
• Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
  http://www.pta.org
• SCHOOL Health*Culture ZONE; access to cultural and health resources
  http://courses.international.edu/bc680/nmcgahn/introduction/index.html
• School Nurse.com
  http://www.schoolnurse.com/
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Nursing Research Directory
  http://www.nursingsociety.org/
• US Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov/
• National Center for Education Statistics
  http://nces.ed.gov/
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Office of School Health
  http://www2.uchsc.edu/son/
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  http://www.who.int
• Worldwide Nurse Nursing Links INDEX
  http://allnurses.com
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.hhs.gov
  • Healthfinder Guide to Reliable Health Information
    http://www.healthfinder.gov
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)]: Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
    http://www.hcfa.gov
  • US National Library of Medicine
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov
• Links to websites, including Healthy People 2010 and Office of the Surgeon General
  http://www.health.gov
  
  

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