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Obesity

• Ready ... set ... 24/7 Let's Go!
  • The 24/7 Let's Go! program was developed by NYSUT's Health Care Professionals Council to help teachers, school nurses and other health care professionals start to address this national epidemic
• * NEW* - Make a Difference at Your School Key Strategies to Prevent Obesity - CDC
  • The Role of Schools in Preventing Childhood Obesity [pdf 627K]
    The State Education Standard 2004;5(2):4-12.
• American Academy of Pediatrics - What Families Can Do
  • An excellent resource for newsletter articles or school program development for obesity prevention
• Tips for Parents: Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight
• Obesity Epidemic and New York's Students - Information from the Centers for Disease Control 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• NYS Strategic Plan for Overweight and Obesity Prevention
• Obesity Information Catalog
• Obesity Fact Sheet
• Childhood Obesity Presentation on Talking to Parents

Obesity Statistics and Prevention Activities by County

Office of the Professions, New York State Education Department 

• Education Law, Nursing, Article 139
•  Nursing Guide to Practice
• Office of Professions Practice Alerts & Guidelines
  • Non-Patient Specific Standing Order and Protocol Guidelines
  • Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector Devices in the School Setting
  • The Differentiated Scope of Practice of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Professional Nurses (RNs)

Opiod Overdose Prevention

• Memo Regarding the NYSDOH Opioid Overdose Prevention Program - from the NYS Education Department

Oral Health - Centers for Disease Control

Osgood-Schlatter Disease - Kid's Health

Otitis Media (Ear Infections) - NYSDOH Fact Sheet

Oxygen

• Management of the Needs of the Oxygen Dependent Student - Maryland Guidelines