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CDC Creates An Online Space With School Resources That Support, Educate and Empower
12/3/20 Many CDC partners have been creating and sharing great resources to help students, parents, and school staff lower stress and improve mental health, promote physical activity, engage families and students from a distance, and protect general health and welfare. They have aggregated them and created an easy-to-navigate online space, called the CDC Healthy Schools Partner Toolkit, to highlight them.
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December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
12/2/20 In 2019, 13.7 million people (ages 16 and older) drove after using illicit drugs. This is an increase from 2018 when 12.6 million people (aged 16 and older) admitted to driving after using drugs.
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New Resources form the U.S Department of Education
11/28/20 This year, back-to-school time has presented historic challenges that changed the way schools across the country welcomed students back,.The U.S. Department of Education has released these new resources.
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Information for School Nurses and Other Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Working in Schools and Child Care Settings
11/22/20 The CDC team is sharing a new informational webpage of information and resources for school nurses and other healthcare personnel working in schools and childcare settings.
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2021 Managing Students with Seizures ECHO Series: The Importance of School Nurses
11/21/20 The Managing Students with Seizures ECHO is an interactive forum for school nurses to:
- Increase knowledge and self-efficacy around managing students with seizures.
- Increase communication between school nurses, other school personnel, and parents to improve care.
- Learn best practices to create a safe and supportive school environment for students with seizures.
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2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results-Sexual Risk Behaviors
11/19/20 The 2019 YRBS results present a promising picture for some behaviors and experiences among high school students; however, other areas reveal that teens are still engaging in behaviors that put them at risk.
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US Antibiotic Awareness Week is November 18-24
11/16/20 Each of us is now living in a world with a nearly untreatable virus—but COVID-19 is not the only threat that we are facing. As drug-resistant infections are becoming more common, modern medicine as we know it is at risk and, much like COVID-19, it has the potential to overwhelm our healthcare systems. Learn more.
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NYS Department of Health - AIDS Institute 2020 World AIDS Day and Ending the Epidemic Summit, Virtual Event December 1-3
11/12/20 The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (NYSDOH AI), is holding their 22nd Annual World AIDS Day (WAD) Event and the 2020 Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Summit virtually this year. This free virtual event is intended to provide a learning experience for middle and high school students.
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Webinar: Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom: Practical Strategies for All School Health Leaders
11/9/20 Springboard to Active Schools has developed two new resources to help teachers and caregivers easily integrate physical activity with a safety, inclusion, and equity lens in different learning settings.
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January 2021 Regents Examinations Cancelled Due to Ongoing Pandemic
11/5/20 The January 2021 administration of the High School Regents Examination Program is canceled due to the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic. This cancellation applies to all Regents Examinations that had been scheduled for the January 2021 Regents Examination period.
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NYSED Memo Regarding Compliance with Education Law § 2-d and Part 121
11/4/20 On 10/28/20 the NYS Education Department sent a memo to all school administrators regarding compliance with Education Law§ 2-d and Part 121, which requires specific items each educational agency must adopt related to Data Privacy and Security.
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State Education Department Announces Website to Help Districts Develop Sexual Abuse Prevention Education
11/3/20 Curriculum resources are now available to assist schools and educators implement Erin’s law, which requires public schools to teach child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention in Kindergarten through eighth grade, Interim Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today. The State Education Department today launched an Erin’s law website with materials to help educate students on awareness, skills, self-confidence and support to prevent child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse.
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis: More Likely Missed Than Diagnosed
11/2/20 About 62% were given an alternate diagnosis or multiple diagnoses, and 60% did not get a referral for further care or evaluation. The study included 175 children aged 18 years and younger when symptoms first appeared from 2014 to 2018 and who met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case definition of AFM.
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Education Technology Resources to Support Students With or At Risk for Disabilities During COVID19 Webinar
11/1/20 This webinar will feature short user-case video demos of five edtech resources that are ready now for use in special education, as well as conversations by practitioners and experts about the role of edtech in meeting the needs of children and students with or at risk for disabilities during “the new normal” in education.
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New Quarantine and Travel Guidelines Announced by Governor Cuomo
10/31/20 Governor Cuomo has announced new guidelines allowing out-of-state travelers to New York to “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine.
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Governor Announces Schools in Red and Orange Zones School Can Reopen If They Complete Testing Protocols
10/30/20 Governor Cuomo announced an agreement on testing protocols that will allow public and private schools in Red and Orange "micro-cluster" zones to reopen—if they perform mass testing before the school reopens and follow it with weekly surveillance testing.
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NYSED and OCFS Webinar on Navigating K-12 Educational Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
10/29/20 On November 5, 2020, from 3:30-5:30, please join the NYS Education Department (NYSED) and the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) for a joint webinar on collaborative strategies to resolve barriers to student attendance since school reopening. Learn more.
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May Schools Disclose Information About Cases of COVID-19? The U.S. Education Department FAQS Share the Answers!
10/25/20 Do federal privacy laws allow schools to disclose information about cases of COVID-19? Schools across the nation are working hard to keep students, teachers, and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many school officials are wondering whether the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allows them to disclose information about cases of COVID-19 to the community. Learn more.
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CDC Releases Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data Summary & Trends Report
10/24/20 The CDC has released the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data Summary & Trends Report: 2009-2019, which provides an in-depth look at trends in sexual behavior, high-risk substance use, the experience of violence, mental health, and suicide. Risk behaviors co-occur, and many students experience multiple risks across these four priority areas that are closely linked to HIV and STD risk.
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New CDC School Resources On COVID-19
10/23/20 New prevention resources and tools point to the pivotal role schools can play in contact tracing for COVID-19. Interim Guidance for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools highlights the potential collaboration between health officials and K-12 school administrators to aid effective case investigation and contact tracing for COVID-19. Prompt and coordinated actions inform decision-making about mitigation strategies.
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Halloween Guidance- NYSDOH and CDC Guidance :Spooky But Not Scary Is In
10/22/20 The NYSDOH and CDC have both issued guidelines for Halloween activities this fall due to the pandemic. Halloween staples like door-to-door trick-or-treating, crowded costume parties, and haunted houses are considered higher risk for transmitting COVID-19.
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Webinar October 22, 2020- Health Literacy: Words Matter
10/21/20 Understand the critical importance of health literacy in combating today's public health challenges, and understand, through case studies, how health literacy affects entire populations.
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8 Things to Know about COVID-19 Vaccine Planning
10/20/20 CDC is focused on COVID-19 vaccine planning, working closely with health departments and partners to get ready for when a vaccine is available.
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National Health Education Week October 19-23
10/19/20 Observed during the third week of October, National Health Education Week promotes awareness of public health issues and the importance of health education. School health education programs can reduce health risk behaviors such as tobacco use, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, drug and alcohol use, as well as actions that increase stress, risk of injury, and violence.
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CDC Foundation Data Collection Opportunity for School Administrators
10/16/20 The CDC Foundation, and supported by Deloitte Consulting, in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are seeking real-time insights from them to identify practical solutions and strategies that can help schools during this COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this effort, they are inviting administrators to join a community of your peers to share their thoughts.
