School Nursing and Health
Mission: Supporting and Promoting the connection between health and academic achievement.
Welcome to the CDE School Nursing and Health Services web page. A variety of school nursing practices exist in Colorado: single school site, multiple school responsibilities, contracted services and nurse consultant models. This website was carefully developed with diverse practice and environments in mind such as urban, rural and frontier school districts, private and public.
To support your school nursing practice and professional growth, please consider the following:
- Familiarize yourself with your district and school policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Become knowledgeable regarding state and federal regulations and resources pertaining to health-related educational issues.
- Communicate with your nursing supervisor and/or school administrator.
- Utilize your professional network and support opportunities such as local school nurse peers and mentors, statewide school nursing colleagues via the CDE School Nurse Listserve, the CDE website, local/state health departments, professional organizations and the CDE Principal Consultant School Health Services.
NEW!
- Pertussis Information and Guidelines for Schools (PDF)
- 2012-13 Parent Immunization Letter
- Childcare (Spanish) (PDF)
- Schools K-12 (Spanish) (PDF)
Professional Development
- 5210 Poster (PDF)
- Fruits and Veggies (PDF)
- Less Screen Time (PDF)
- Move More (PDF)
- Sweetened Beverages (PDF)
- Healthy Lifestyles Presentation
- Regional Nurse Specialists
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School Nurse Regional Workshops 2013 (PDF)
Contact Pam Hitt to subscribe to School Nurse Listserv