COVID-19 Resources for School Nurses

COVID-19 Testing​

• Free and Voluntary - COVID-19 School Screening Testing Program for Colorado Schools 2021-22 (CDPHE)
• CDPHE Rapid- At-Home COVID-19 Testing Program for Colorado (CDPHE)
• Testing for COVID-19 (CDPHE)

COVID-19 Vaccine

• Vaccines for Children and Teens (CDPHE)
• 5-17 COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit (CDPHE)
• COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Schools including Adolescent COVID-19 Vaccine Toolkit (CDPHE)
• Vaccine for Colorado (CDPHE)
• COVID-19 Vaccination (CDC)

Screening Guidance

• At Home Symptom Screening Tool for Parents and Staff (CDPHE)
• Symptoms of COVID-19 (CDC)

Communications Materials

• Communications Resources (CDC)
• Print Resources and Posters (CDC)
• Washing Hands, Masks, COVID videos for Students (NASN)
• COVID-19 Materials Developed for Tribal Use (Johns Hopkins)
• CDHPE COVID-19 Vaccines for Teens Videos (YouTube English, Spanish) (MP4 English, Spanish)
• Coloring Pages - scroll to bottom of link (AAP)
• Sesame Street Videos & Resources (Sesame Street)

Frequently Asked Questions

• General COVID-19 Questions and Answers (CDPHE)
• K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs FAQ (CDC)
• EPA COVID-19 FAQ (EPA)
• FERPA: Student Privacy and COVID-19 FAQ (US Dept. of Ed.)

Additional Resources

• Mask Guidance (CDPHE)
• Masks & Kids (Children's Hospital)
• Cleaning Guidance (CDPHE)
• Environmental Health and COVID-19 (EPA)
• Strategies for Engagement in a Virtual Environment (RMC Health PDF)
• Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 (CDC)

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Health Conditions & COVID-19

Asthma & Allergy​

• Allergy and Asthma Network COVID-19 Information (AAN)
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America COVID-19  (AAFA)
• COVID-19 & Asthma Toolkit for Schools (AAFA)
• Food Allergy Research & Education COVID-19 Resources (FARE)

• Barbara Davis Center Diabetes & COVID-19 Information (Barbara Davis Center)
• American Diabetes Association COVID-19 School Resources (ADA)

• Epilepsy Foundation COVID-19 Information (Epilepsy Foundation)

• I Matter - Providing Free Mental Health Support for Colorado Youth (I Matter)
• Mental Health America Back to School Toolkit (MHA)
• Wellness, Mental Health, and Financial Resources (CDPHE)
• Mental Health Resource Bank (CDE)
• School Staff Support (CU Anschutz)

• At Increased Risk for Severe Illness with COVID-19  (CDC)
• Long COVID under Section 504 & IDEA Resource (IDEA)

Special Populations

• Considerations for Students with Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs (NASN)
• Letter to Educators and Parents Regarding New CDC Recommendations and Their Impact on Children with Disabilities (March 24, 2022 US Dept. of Ed.)
• Special Education (CDE)​

Delegation for Child Care During COVID-19

• Teleconsultation Guidance for Colorado CCHCs (2020 PDF)
• Delegation Guidance via Teleconsultation for Colorado CCHCs (2020 PDF)
• MAT Part 2 and Delegation Teleconsultation Guidance for Colorado CCHCs (2020 PDF)