Every Child Deserves a School Nurse

NASN will be an influential advocate for safe and effective school health services.  An NASN Strategic Goal

 Take action . . .

• Join NASN's School Nurse Promotion discussion list.
• Complete an educational module online
  - Effective Ways to Be Heard: School Nurse Advocacy
  - The Media Is on the Phone. What Now?
  - School Nurse Leadership: Advocating for Change
• Apply for NASN's Advocacy Education Award.
• Nominate a legislator or public policy maker for NASN's Lillian Wald Award.
• Download NASN's School Nurse Advocacy Toolkit.
• Download the brochure School-Based Health Centers + School Nurses = Student Success
• Ask your representative to consider joining the House Nursing Caucus. (Established in 2003 by Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY), the House Nursing Caucus educates Congress on the issues important to nurses and the impact nurses have on health care issues in general. Is your representative already a member? Take the time to write a note of thanks!) View the current Nursing Caucus Roster [112th Congress].
• Purchase and disseminate Advocacy Folders for upcoming meetings.  A 9x12 color pocket folder sold as 'stuffed' or 'unstuffed' and designed to tell NASN's story and available for purchase through the NASN Bookstore.
• Add the U.S. Senate Directory Web site to your favorites.
• Add the U.S. House of Representatives Directory Web site to your favorites.
• Add the Library of Congress on Thomas.loc.gov Web site to your favorities.