A recent article in the Journal of School Nursing<\/em> by Moss, Bergren and Maughan, \u201cSchool Nurse Websites:\u00a0 What do they tell us about School Nurses?\u201d provided the research for what has been noted among some of the district websites for school health services in Massachusetts.\u00a0 The article includes an audit tool by which the authors assessed a sample of websites and the content of each.\u00a0 The results are similar to what we have found when searching district websites for contact information for school health services in our state. Just as the authors cite, we see the missed opportunity for school nurses who are not maximizing the use of the website to promote their practice. Content related to the role of school nurses, especially in areas beyond managing injuries and episodic illnesses, is lacking from most websites. Little mention is given to the role of the nurse in improving attendance, school performance, and case management for students with chronic health conditions. Data that demonstrates these outcomes is almost non-existent on webpages and visitors to the website are given no information as to the vital role of school nurses in improving the overall health and academic success of students in the district. Many times, even the school nurses\u2019 credentials are not provided as required by law!\u00a0 We ask you to take a look at a few of the selected website that describe the mission, identify the nurses, along with their credentials, and the services provided:<\/p>\n Brockton Public Schools Health Services: https:\/\/www.bpsma.org\/schools\/health-services<\/a><\/p>\n Fitchburg Public Schools Health Services:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.fitchburg.k12.ma.us\/departments\/health-services<\/a><\/p>\n Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District health Services: https:\/\/www.hwrsd.org\/apps\/pages\/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1177441&type=d&pREC_ID=1550491<\/a><\/p>\n Lexington Public Schools Health Services:\u00a0 https:\/\/lps.lexingtonma.org\/Page\/1481<\/a><\/p>\n Newburyport Public Schools Health Services: https:\/\/www.newburyport.k12.ma.us\/Health-Services\/School-Nurses\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n Plymouth Public Schools Health Services:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.plymouth.k12.ma.us\/Page\/671<\/a><\/p>\n In order to providing the lasting recognition that all school nurses deserve on National School Nurse\u2019s Day and beyond, we hope you will be sure that you\u2019re visible on the school and district website, that it promotes your practice and enhances the professionalism of the school nurses in the district.\u00a0 And we hope you\u2019re celebrated in a special way as well for all you do \u2013 every day!<\/p>\n Please note some of the announcements in the email below including information on the re-opening of the CSHS Affiliated Program application process, School-based Medicaid trainings for school nurses, and research on SBIRT as an effective prevention program.<\/strong><\/p>\n THANK YOU<\/strong>\u00a0for a job well done!<\/p>\n Mary Ann and the School Health Team<\/p>\n \u201cRemember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.\u201d –H. Jackson Brown Jr., author <\/em><\/p>\n Our congratulations to the following school nurses on achieving national certification!<\/p>\n Pam Ciborowski, MPH, RN, NCSN<\/strong>, Barnstable Public Schools Coordinator of Nursing and Wellness<\/p>\n Jill Connolly<\/strong>, RN, NCSN<\/strong>, Metrowest Regional Consultant<\/p>\n Mary Ellen Reed<\/strong>, RN, NCSN<\/strong>, School Nurse, Orleans Elementary School Nurse<\/p>\n The following opinion piece written by Jonathan Haines<\/strong><\/em>, MEd, BSN, RN<\/strong>, a school nurse at the McKinley Elementary School and the <\/em>McKinley Prep High School\u00a0in Boston, appeared in the Thursday, April 25th<\/sup> edition of the <\/em>Bay State Banner: <\/em>https:\/\/www.baystatebanner.com\/2019\/04\/26\/caring-for-students-takes-more-than-just-teachers\/<\/a><\/p>\n Congratulations to Rita Bailey, MEd, BSN, RN,<\/strong> Coordinator Health Services for the Quincy Public Schools and her daughter, Jordan, both who recently completed the Boston Marathon!! Rita ran the Marathon in 4 hrs. 38 mins. 13 sec. and\u00a0 Jordan’s time was 4hrs. 2 mins. 10 secs.\u00a0 Well done!!<\/p>\n The following opinion piece written by Jonathan Haines<\/strong><\/em>, a school nurse at the McKinley Elementary School in Boston, appeared in the Thursday, April 25th<\/sup> edition of the <\/em>Bay State Banner: <\/em>https:\/\/www.baystatebanner.com\/2019\/04\/26\/caring-for-students-takes-more-than-just-teachers\/<\/a><\/p>\n A collaboration between the Plymouth Public Schools, Brigham &Women’s Hospital and the American College of Surgeons for a “Train the Trainer ” Program led to a Stop the Bleed Training for our Plymouth 10 grade Biomedical students. Plymouth school nurses were trained as trainers by the Brigham &Women’s trauma team which then allowed them to later roll this training initiative out to students – which happened to be televised nationally by CBS news on the day of the Boston Marathon! Plymouth Public Schools now has a sustainable training program to provide the school community as part of their MERP!\u00a0 Here’s the link:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/amp\/news\/boston-marathon-bombing-stop-the-bleed-students-learn-life-saving-trauma-techniques\/<\/a><\/p>\n Please be sure to put your request in writing and either mail or fax this request to:<\/p>\n Janet Burke And be sure if you have not attended the Medication Administration program through the BU SHIELD program within the past five years, that you have attended the required courses (both the online and the in-person workshop) before submitting your school\u2019s or district\u2019s application.<\/p>\n As a part of the Department\u2019s efforts to educate the public about the dangers of vaping for youth, DPH recently launched a public information campaign for middle and high school aged youth titled \u00a0<\/strong>Vapes & Cigarettes: Different Products. Same Dangers.<\/a>\u00a0 The campaign links the dangers of vaping to cigarette smoking, and was developed with the input of middle and high school students across the state.<\/p>\n Different Products. Same Dangers.<\/em> will feature online and social media ads (Instagram, Snapchat, Spotify, and YouTube). The campaign sends youth to mass.gov\/vaping<\/a> for basic information and resources on the dangers of vaping and encourages them to follow the campaign on Instagram (@GetTheVapeFacts).<\/p>\n Detailed guidance on how schools and organizations who work with youth can utilize the campaign and its resources is available through a Toolkit for schools and community based organizations at www.GetOutraged.org<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are already familiar with the Toolkit from the Department\u2019s first campaign, The New Look of Nicotine Addiction<\/em>, to educate parents and adults about the dangers of youth vaping, we encourage you to take another look as the Toolkit has been updated with new resources and information.<\/p>\n Different Products. Same Dangers<\/em> also includes posters, handouts and mirror clings for schools and organizations.\u00a0 Materials are available free of charge at the Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Department has re-opened the bid for RFR #123029 Comprehensive School Health Services\u00a0(CSHS) Affiliated Program.\u00a0 The bid closing date and time is: May 21, 2019 at 12:00\u00a0PM.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information, please click on the link to view on the Commbuys website at:<\/p>\n \u200bhttps:\/\/www.commbuys.com\/bso\/external\/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-19-1031-BCHAP-BCH01-38931&external=true&parentUrl=bid<\/a><\/p>\n EOHHS SECRETARY ANNOUNCES CSHS GRANT AWARDS:<\/span> MassHealth, in conjunction with UMass Medical School will offer a series of specialty-specific trainings with support from MassHealth’s clinical teams. These trainings will share critical information related to Reimbursable Services billed through interim claiming and moments marked as \u201cin accordance with program guidelines\u201d in the Random Moment Time Study. The trainings will build upon information shared in the recently published \u201cDirect Service Interim Claiming Guide<\/a>\u201d and the materials covered in the April 4th training by digging deeper into specialty-specific clinical topics. The topics discussed in the May trainings will focus on clinical coverage guidelines, health indicators, evaluation requirements, treatment plans and service authorizations, medical necessity and practice standards as applicable to each specialty and includes time for questions addressed to the program and clinical staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n Each LEA should identify an appropriate \u201cleader\u201d for each clinical specialty to attend a session in their field of practice. The leader should then share the critical information learned at the training with other practitioners at the LEA.\u00a0 Please keep in mind that with the expansion of the program to include services provided to students not in Special Education, each LEA may wish to include \u201cleaders\u201d outside of Special Education as their clinical representatives.<\/p>\n These sessions will be available in person or via livestream, however, in-person attendance is encouraged as possible to have the best possible conversation and to take full advantage of the clinical experts supporting the trainings. These trainings will discuss services claimable under expansion in greater depth.<\/p>\n 5\/13:<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0Occupational\u00a0Therapy\/Physical\u00a0Therapy:<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/14:<\/u><\/strong> Mental\/Behavioral Health (incl. DESE-licensed psychologist services):<\/strong><\/p>\n Personal Care (Required for LEAs that\u00a0plan to or are considering\u00a0seeking reimbursement for personal care services<\/u>):<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/21:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Applied\u00a0Behavior\u00a0Analysis (Strongly encouraged for LEAs exploring opportunities to claim for ABA services):<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/23:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Nursing (covering pre-planned services, 1-on-1 nursing, unplanned visits, and health screenings)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Speech-Language Pathology Services<\/strong>:<\/p>\n To register for any of the above trainings, please complete one online registration form per LEA<\/strong>, indicating which session(s) each individual will attend. As in the past, there are both in-person and livestream options available. Registrations are due no later than May 6th<\/sup><\/strong> and confirmation emails will be sent out as the training dates approach.<\/p>\n Registration Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/XVN3F6J<\/a><\/p>\n Please be advised that you will need to select the appropriate tab at the top of the page to view each page of the brochure(i.e. summary, agenda, fees & other, etc.). Click on each tab to view the details pertaining to this event.\u00a0 If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or are a person with a disability who requires accommodation, please contact Gina Colon at Adcare Educational Institute, Inc. At (508) 752-7313; fax: (508) 752-8111; tty: (508) 754-0039 or email: gina@adcare-educational.org<mailto:gina@adcare-educational.org<\/a>> as soon as possible to secure accommodations.<\/p>\n SBIRT FOR TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE CAN PAY OFF FOR YEARS<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Researchers at Kaiser Permanente health group have found long-term benefits for patients and health organizations that employ screenings, interventions, and referrals. The new study, published in the journal\u00a0Pediatrics<\/em>, suggests that the benefits can last for many years and can include sustained reductions in mental health conditions.<\/p>\n Lead author Stacy Sterling, Dr.P.H., M.S.W., of Kaiser Permanente\u2019s Division of Research in Northern California, found that adolescents with access to SBIRT\u00a0\u2014 short for \u201cscreening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment\u201d\u00a0\u2014 were less likely to have mental health or chronic medical conditions after 1 year.<\/strong><\/p>\n Substance abuse is \u201cclosely associated with the top three causes of mortality and morbidity among adolescents\u00a0\u2014 injuries, suicide and homicide,\u201d write the authors. And, they note, adolescent substance use often goes hand-in-hand with other medical and mental health conditions and can lead to higher use of health care services. Investigators found that those with access to SBIRT services had fewer psychiatry visits over 1 and 3 years, and fewer total outpatient visits at 3 years. This evidence suggests improvements in mental health leading to lower costs and utilization of health services.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that we saw a difference in substance use problems even 3 years out was surprising,\u201d said Sterling. \u201cIt suggests that providing access to SBIRT may plant a seed for patients and their care teams, creating awareness about substance use that may help kids avoid future problems.\u201d The study used data from electronic health records to examine how much health care was used among adolescents with access to SBIRT services. The randomized clinical trial compared usual care to 2 other methods of delivering SBIRT in pediatric primary care, delivered by a pediatrician or by an embedded behavioral clinician.<\/p>\n The research was conducted at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, an integrated health care delivery organization. The sample was taken from the pediatrics department in Oakland, California, and consisted of 1,871 adolescents ages 12 to 18. \u201cWe found that adolescents with access to SBIRT services, regardless of whether it was through their pediatrician or an embedded behavioral health clinician, were less likely to have mental health or chronic medical conditions after 1 year,\u201d <\/strong>Sterling said. \u201cWe also found that SBIRT likely leads to lower health care utilization.\u201d<\/p>\n The authors suggest that pediatric primary care and adolescent medicine clinics should consider implementing SBIRT, whether through training pediatricians or embedding SBIRT-trained behavioral health clinicians (or both) into the care team. Increased attention, training and capacity to address substance use and other behavioral health problems can have a significant impact on future health problems and health care use. \u201cWe need to increase resources and focus on the role of behavioral health on the overall health and well-being<\/a> of children and teenagers in our care,\u201d added Sterling.\u201cI think more research is needed on SBIRT and these important, long-term health impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n Source: Kaiser Permanent<\/a>e<\/p>\n Multiple winners to be awarded by NIH and the Calvin J. Li Memorial Foundation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nSCHOOL NURSES IN THE NEWS!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
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\nMA Department of Public Health\/ School Health Services
\n250 Washington Street \u2013 5th<\/sup> Floor
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\nFAX:\u00a0 617-624-6062<\/p>\nINFORMATION CAMPAIGN ABOUT YOUTH VAPING <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
RFR #123029 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES\u00a0(CSHS) AFFILIATED PROGRAM<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
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\nLast week at the Governor\u2019s Council meeting, Secretary of EOHHS, Mary Lou Sudders \u00a0announce<\/a>d<\/u> $7.5M in DPH grants to 123 public school districts, intended to strengthen\u00a0 comprehensive school health, including behavioral health\u00a0services throughout the Commonwealth.<\/p>\nSCHOOL-BASED MEDICAID PROGRAM UPDATES<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
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INTRODUCTION TO TRAUMA-INFORMED TREATMENT WITH ADOLESCENTS (601)<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Date<\/strong>:\u00a0 Thursday, May 16, 2019
\nDescription:<\/strong>\u00a0 This 6-hour training is designed for direct care providers as well as new to mid-level experienced clinicians to improve their skills concerning their engagement with adolescents who struggle with a trauma history as well as substance use issues.
\nThe core content involves defining trauma, emotional and behavioral traits displayed by those exposed to traumatic events, latency age and adolescent development (social, emotional and cognitive), the relationship of trauma, substance use and mental health issues, trauma-informed and trauma-specific best practices within the milieu, strategies in working with traumatized teenagers and coping with secondary trauma and burnout. Participants will also have opportunities to practice these trauma-informed principles via role-plays and audience members will be able to support and encourage the use of appropriate interactions to enhance safety, understanding and emotional regulation skills.
\nPresented by<\/strong>: Christopher Green
\nTime:<\/strong> 9:00 Am- 4:00 Pm
\nRegistration<\/strong>: 8:30 Am – 9:00 Am
\nPlease remember breakfast and lunch will not be provided, please plan accordingly by bringing lunch or planning to run out and grab something. There will be an hour break for lunch.
\nTraining:<\/strong> 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
\nLocation:<\/strong> Double Tree by Hilton
\n99 Erdman Way., Leominster, Massachusetts 01453
\n978-534-9000
\nRegistration Fee:<\/strong> $35 payable to Adcare Educational institute, Inc.
\nMail payment to: 5 Northampton Street, Worcester, MA\u00a0 01605
\n**if you are paying with a personal check or company check, please include a copy of your registration confirmation email with the payment.**
\ncontinuing education credits: 5.00 Click here for the event summary<http:\/\/www.cvent.com\/d\/lkBk6UBlg0uuyCe4iuzZng\/y716\/P1<\/a>>
\nTO REGISTER<\/strong>: click the “register’ button on the summary link page above ^^<\/h5>\nNATIONWIDE ESSAY CONTEST CHALLENGES HIGH SCHOOLERS TO BE FRANK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n