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I will be presenting this session at the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) 2026 Conference on Tuesday, June 30, from 1:00 PM–3:00 PM. This presentation highlights a practical, school-based strategy designed to address a persistent challenge faced by many districts: students who are delinquent in required immunizations. In Prince George’s County Public Schools, maintaining immunization compliance is essential for protecting student health and preventing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. When district immunization data were reviewed, seventh-grade students emerged as the most frequently noncompliant group, particularly for the tetanus, diphtheria, ...

Hello everyone! My name is Jason Raether, and I would love for you to join me at NASN2026 is Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, July 1, from 2:00pm - 3:15pm to be part of my session: Seizures And Epilepsy In School Health: Connecting With Empathy And Personal Experience . Diagnosed with epilepsy in October, 2010, I want to take you on my personal journey of how this diagnosis changed my life as a person, as a nurse, and how it affects my care of all students I work with in the school setting, but especially those with seizures and epilepsy. This presentation will take you through the hard moments, times that will make you laugh, maybe some that will make ...

The following is a presentation submission for a session scheduled at NASN2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 3PM. Background: Health disparities in childhood immunization persist across the United States, with children from low-socioeconomic status (SES) households often experiencing lower vaccination coverage compared to their higher-income peers. Poverty, lack of health insurance, transportation difficulties, and missed work for parents are all barriers that negatively affect children and their families from accessing routine childhood immunizations. While the federally funded Vaccines for Children (VFC) program provides ...

School Nurses as Equity Leaders: Addressing Autism and Social Drivers of Health in Schools We are honored to present at NASN 2026 on Monday, June 29, 2026, from 1:00–2:15 PM . Our topic reflects both our professional roles and daily lived experience as school nurses working with a large group of students on the Autism Spectrum . This work has shaped how we understand equity—not as a theory, but as a responsibility: one student, one family, and one barrier at a time. Because of the continued rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), school nurses are increasingly called upon to address not only clinical needs, but also the social ...