Community Resources for the School Nurse

Johnson County Health Dept.

2012 School Nurse Workshop June 1, 2012 Brenda Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA, AHIP

CMH&C Library Services

Kreamer Resource Center for Families

Down the grassy path with the stars and moons overhead, to cross the drawbridge over the moat into the castle.

Learning objectives:

1) Raise awareness of information and health education resources available to the school nurse community 2) Describe KS and KC metro community resources of interest to school nurses 3) Introduce a new school health portal with services for school nurses in KS/MO.

High quality/no cost info

SEARCH

• PubMed http://pubmed.gov

• PubMed Health http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ • Quertle http://quertle.info/ • ERIC http://www.eric.ed.gov/

FREE FULL TEXT

• NCBI Bookshelf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books • PubMed Central http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ or http://pubmedcentral.gov

• PLOS - Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/journals/ • BMC – Biomed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/journals/ • DOAJ – Directory of Open Access http://www.doaj.org/

BORROW

• Loansome Doc or your public library interlibrary loan service

KS State Library Card

From KS State Library —with card http://www.kslc.org/ Health & Wellness Resource Center Health Reference Center Academic Nursing & Allied Health Source (includes Joanna Briggs Institute) Virtual Reference Library e-books

Consumer Health Resources

MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov

KidsHealth http://www.kidshealth.org

Healthy Roads Media http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ (audio/video/print in various languages) Children’s Mercy A-Z Library/Care Cards/UptoDate for consumers/etc.

http://www.childrensmercy.org/ChildHealth.aspx

CDC http://www.cdc.gov

(also lots of material for teachers/school nurses for health education) Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov

National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov

NIH SeniorHealth http://nihseniorhealth.gov

Health.gov http://health.gov

NORD http://www.rarediseases.org/ Skinsight http://www.skinsight.com/ (full report costs $) (diagnose by picture!)

Buyer Beware

Quackwatch http://www.quackwatch.com/ National Council Against Health Fraud http://www.ncahf.org

Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov

Report a Problem (medications and supplements, vaccines, medical equipment, etc.) http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/ VAERLS http://vaers.hhs.gov/index MedWatch http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/ EPA Health http://www.epa.gov/gateway/science/humanhealth.html

OSHA Health & Safety Topics / Hazard Alerts http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/index.html

RYTHospital (slick but phony) http://www.rythospital.com

Drugs & Toxicology

FDA http://www.fda.gov

Daily Med http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements (plain language) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

RxList.com http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp

ToxNet http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

(suite of toxicology databases)

Hazardous Materials

Haz-Map http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/ (search “school nurse” as occupation) Hazardous Products Database http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov

MSDS http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ EnviroFacts http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index.html

(free, EPA) EXTOXNET (free, pesticide toxicology info for consumers) http://extoxnet.orst.edu/ ToxMap (look up your school’s zip code) http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/

Health Education / Fun

History of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ ToxTown http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/ Tox Mystery http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/ Kidd Safety http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/ MedlinePlus Games http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/games.html

Portion Distortion Quiz http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/ Joe Chemo http://www.joechemo.org/ Blast Off game http://www.choosemyplate.gov/children-over five.html

Mobile applications:

Many commercial and some free drug references, web sites, and databases include mobile access. WISER (wireless information system for emergency responders to hazardous materials incidents) was designed to be a mobile app, and is free. http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/ Health apps reviews iMedicalApps http://www.imedicalapps.com

iPhone App Review – Health & Fitness http://www.iphoneappreview.com/category/multimedia applications/health-fitness Health App Reviews from PC World http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/browse.html?cat=Health&platfo rm=2

Clinical Calculators:

Archimedes (free)

http://www.skyscape.com/estore/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=227

Miscellaneous

• Search USA http://Search.USA.gov

lots more free stuff for • Medical News: • Reuter’s Health http://www.reutershealth.com

• MedlinePlus News http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healt hnews.html

Procedures

• Procedure videos: don’t underestimate YouTube but use carefully • MedlinePlus tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

MedlinePlus diagnosis and therapy describes many procedures, see also the encyclopedia • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html

• Companies may also describe procedures, such as ostomy care.

• http://www.hollister.com/us/ostomy/consumer/learning/ • See CMH&C School Health Portal screening

Nursing Organizations:

• Kansas School Nurse Organization http://www.ksno.org/ • Kansas State Board of Nursing http://www.ksbn.org/ • Kansas State Nursing Association http://www.ksnurses.com/ • National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org/ • American Nursing Association http://www.nursingworld.org

• NASPGHN http://www.naspghan.org

School Health Associations

• National Association of School Nurses health/ and • American School Health Association http://www.nbcsn.com/ • SchoolNurse.com http://www.nsba.org/schoolhealth http://www.nassnc.org/ http://www.nasn.org/ • American Public Health Association – School Nurse Section http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/school http://www.apha.org/programs/schoolhealthed/ http://www.ashaweb.org

• National Board for Certification of School Nurses http://www.schoolnurse.com/ • National School Boards Association – School Health Programs • National Association of State School Nurse Consultants, Inc. • CDC School Health (training, program evaluation, resources, etc.) • Kansas School Nurse Organization http://www.ksno.org/

Community Resources

• United Way 2-1-1 http://211.org/ • CAP4KIDS http://www.cap4kids.org/kansas_city/ • KCPAPPC resources for kids with severe chronic illnesses http://www.childrensmercy.org/Content/view.aspx?id=1493 • Safety Net Health Services in KC area http://www.kchealthresource.org/ • Oral Health Kansas http://nichcy.org/ • EFECT http://www.oralhealthkansas.org/ • NICHCY—KS resources for children with disabilities search state organizations • Kansas Department for Children and Families http://www.srs.ks.gov/ http://www.efect.org/ • Families Together, Inc. http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/ • Kansas State School for the Blind http://www.kssb.net/ • Kansas School for the Deaf http://ksdeaf.org/index.shtml

Child abuse

• Domestic Violence Network, Inc. 24 hour hotline 816-995-1000 • Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1-800-392-3738 • Prevent Child Abuse America - Kansas Chapter Kansas Children's Service League Phone: (877)-530-5275 • Parent helpline: 1-800-332-6378 http://www.kcsl.org/

School Health Portal

Questions?

www.childrensmercy.org/aska librarian Brenda Pfannenstiel, AHIP