Resources

Resources

• CDC Review of School Laws and Policies Concerning Child and Adolescent Health
  This Feb. 2008 issue of the American School Health Association's Journal of School Health is a review by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and provides an overview of the "breadth of health-related laws and policies under which schools operate," framed around "the eight interactive components of a coordinated school health program."
  
• Preparing for Pandemic Flu [PDF 236,033kb]
  Inquiry & Analysis, June 2006
  
• Leadership Insider, November 2004 [PDF 458,403kb]
  In this issue: Healthy kids, healthy schools; nutrition, vending, and pouring rights; overcoming false choice between healthy kids and balanced budgets.
  
• Asthma Inhalers in Schools: Rights of Students with Asthma to Free Appropriate Education [PDF 134,152kb]
  American Journal of Public Health, July 2004, Vol 94, No. 7 by Sherry Everett Jones, PhD, JD, MPH, and Lani Wheeler, MD.
  
• Statement of the National Education Association to the Senate on health insurance costs [HTML 5,934kb]
  Statement of the National Education Association to the Senate Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Subcommittee on health insurance costs.
  
• USDA letter on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) [PDF 7,694kb]
  Eric, Bost Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, sent out a letter this week reassuring the public of the safety of beef in school meal programs.
  
• Is the HIPAA Beast Coming to Your School District? [PDF 317,317kb]
  Inquiry & Analysis, December 2002, Feature Article
  
• What To Do When the HIPAA Beast Is At Your Door [PDF 337,936kb]
  Inquiry & Analysis, January 2003, Feature Article
  
• Model Authorization Form under HIPAA [PDF 13,926kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Authorizations Under HIPAA [PDF 23,681kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Disclosures for the Purposes of Treatment, Payment and Health Care Operations Under HIPAA [PDF 12,447kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Overview of HIPAA [PDF 13,729kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Confidentiality of Student Health Records: Physicians and Schools [PDF 120,303kb]
  Handouts: Presentation of Thomas Hutton to American Academy of Pediatrics on Confidentiality of Student Health Records, 10/8/05.
  
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
  
• American School Health Association
  The American School Health Association unites the many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children.
  
• National Assembly of School-Based Health Care
  The National Assembly is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to nurture interdisciplinary school-based health care.
  
• American Public Health Association
  APHA is concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, pollution control, programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a smoke-free society, and professional education in public health.
  
• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
  The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) is a nonpartisan policy and program resource center located at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
  
• National Institutes of Health
  The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
  
• School Guidelines for Managing Students with Food Allergies
  Food allergies can be life threatening. The risk of accidental exposure to foods can be reduced in the school setting if schools work with students, parents, and physicians to minimize risks and provide a safe educational environment for food-allergic students.
  
• Students with Chronic Illnesses: Guidance for Families, Schools and Students
  PDF from NIH on Chronic Illnesses.
  
• A School Board Member's Guide to Sex Education
  From NSBA's School Health Programs.
  
• Applicability of HIPAA to Health Information in Schools
  UNC School of Government
  
• Protected Health Information of Unemancipated Minors: HIPAA Privacy Rule and State Law
  UNC Institute of Government
  
• HHS Summary of HIPAA Privacy Rule
  This four page summary contains links to additional information such as FAQs and technical assistance tools.
  
• Advisory Statement on Local School Districts Responsibilities under HIPAA
  This statement describes the effect that HIPAA has on school districts.