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Data and Survey Information
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School Nurse Ratios by State and FAQs - Includes Ratio Ruler graphic (updated 6/10)
Contact NASN's Media Team if you have additional questions
  
 
School nursing services in the U.S.: Where are we? Where do we need to go?
A review of a 2007 NASN commissioned study on school nursing and student health
 
Annual Conference
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NASN about attending this premier event
 
Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Bills - H.R. 2730 & S. 2750
 
Statement for Healthy People 2020 Stakeholders Meeting
   
National School Nurse Day
 
NASN Weekly Digest e-newsletter (current issue)
 

The Role of the School Nurse (NASN Issue Brief) 
  
Caseload Assignments (NASN Position Statement)

 
NASN Information
The National Association of School Nurses is a non-profit specialty nursing organization, incorporated in 1977, which represents school nurses exclusively.  NASN has nearly 15,000 members and 51 affiliates, including the District of Columbia and overseas.
 

Vision: NASN is the leader in advocacy for student health and professional development of school nurses.  Every child deserves a school nurse.
 
Core Purpose/Mission:
The National Association of School Nurses supports the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school nursing practice by specialized registered nurses.
 
About NASN
 (Purpose, Goals, History)
 
Officers and Board 

 
Recent Press Releases
 
May 2010 - National School Nurse Day - Wednesday, May 12, 2010
 
April 26, 2010 - Arkansas School Nurses Take Initiative Against Childhood Obesity and Diabetes
700+ School Nurses Participate in Childhood Obesity Prevention and Diabetes Management Programs

 
February 2, 2010 - 
National Association of School Nurses Announces New Student-to-School Nurse Ratios: New 2009 Ratio Ruler shows disparities in public schools throughout the nation
(updated ruler linked below under Media Resources)
 
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Contacting NASN Media Team

NASN's Media Team
 
Kenny Lull, Communications Manager
klull@nasn.org or 1-240-247-1628
 
Devin Dinkel, Managing Editor
NASN School Nurse
ddinkel@nasn.org 
 
 
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NASN's External Communications Procedure:
In most circumstances, the NASN President, Executive Director, or their designee serves as organizational spokespersons for the Association.  The NASN Director serves as the liaison and official NASN spokesperson to the NASN Affiliate he/she represents.  The NASN Media Team will contact the NASN President or Executive Director if reporters are interested in writing an article on the national level or the state NASN Director if reporters are interested in writing an article on the state level.


 

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