Resources
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Organization
www.diabetes.org
American Nurses Association
www.nursingworld.org
American School Health Association (ASHA)
www.ashaweb.org
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
www.ccsso.org
Federal Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
http://pueblo.gsa.gov
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services online, and links to other HHS guidelines
http://158.72.20.10/pubs/guidecps
Health and Health Care in Schools
www.healthinschools.org
Immunofacts.com
www.immunofacts.com
Kids Count, Annie E. Casey Foundation
www.aecf.org/kidscount
Legal References
Massachusetts Comprehensive School Health Manual, a 1300 page practical guide to school health used by every school building in Massachusetts:
www.maclearinghouse.com/SchoolHealthManualSite/schoolhealthmanual.htm
Merck and Co., publishers of the Merck Manual, where you can find and search the manual online
www.merck.com
National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
www.nasn.org
National Education Association (NEA)
www.nea.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
www.ncsbn.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
www.nichcy.org/index.html
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
www.nih.gov
National Institute of Nursing Research
www.nih.gov/ninr
National League for Nursing (NLN)
www.nln.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders Database (NORD)
www.rarediseases.org
North Carolina School Health Services Report for Public Schools:
http://www.nchealthyschools.org/docs/data/200607eoyreport.pdf
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
www.osha.gov
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
www.pta.org
SCHOOL Health Culture ZONE: access to cultural and health resources
www.brigantine.atlnet.org/nurse/SCHOOL_Health_Culture_ZONE/index.html
School Nurse.com
www.schoolnurse.com
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Nursing Research Directory
www.nursingsociety.org
US Department of Education
www.ed.gov
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Office of School Health
www2.uchsc.edu/son
World Health Organization (WHO)
www.who.int
Worldwide Nurse Nursing Links INDEX
www.allnurses.com
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov
Healthfinder Guide to Reliable Health Information
www.healthfinder.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)]: Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
www.hcfa.gov
US National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
Links to websites, including Healthy People 2010 and Office of the Surgeon General
www.health.gov
