School Health Evaluations and Data Resources

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Growth Charts

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disabilities Resources

• ADA: A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• The School Nurse as an Essential Team Member – National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Position Statement: IDEIA and Section 504 Teams
• Navigate Life Texas: Importance of a Section 504 Plan
• Texas Education Agency (TEA): Section 504 Resources

Blood-Borne Pathogens and Universal Precautions

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Universal Precautions for Preventing Transmission of Bloodborne Infections
• DSHS Model Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
• U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens

Child Abuse Resources

• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS): Recognizing Child Abuse or Neglect
• Texas DFPS: Report Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation

Communicable Diseases

• CDC: Laws and Regulations Governing the Control of Communicable Diseases
• CDC: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)
• CDC: Infection Control Guidelines and Guidance Library
• DSHS: Communicable Disease Chart for Schools and Child Care Centers
• DSHS: Notifiable Conditions
• DSHS: Influenza (Flu)

Diabetes Resources

• DSHS: Guidelines for Training School Employees of Elementary and Secondary School Students with Diabetes
• CDC: Diabetes Basics
• American Diabetes Association: Diabetes Care Tasks at School
• American Diabetes Association: Safe at School
• Texas Diabetes Council
• Texas School Nurses Organization (TSNO): Diabetes Care Manual
• DSHS Diabetes Health Practitioner Guidance and Training

Emergency Care

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Medical Emergencies Occurring at School
• TSNO:  Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• American Heart Association (AHA): Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Guidelines

For Educators, Parents, or Guardians

• American Lung Association (ALA): Back to School with Healthy Lungs
• ALA: How School Staff Can Support an Asthma-Friendly School

Head Injury Resources

• CDC: Online Concussion Training
• Texas Education Agency (TEA): Traumatic Brain Injury
• Texas Health and Human Services (HHS): Acquired Brain Injury
• Universal Interscholastic League (UIL): Concussion and Concussion Management

Immunizations

• CDC: Recommended Immunizations
• CDC: Vaccine Information Statement
• DSHS: Texas Immunizations Program
• DSHS: Texas Immunization Exemptions
• DSHS: Texas Schools’ Immunization Requirements

Legislation

• Communicable Diseases

  • Texas Administrative Code, Rule 97.7 – Diseases Requiring Exclusions for Schools

• Immunizations

  • Texas Administrative Code, Rule 97.63 – Immunization Requirements Texas Elementary and Secondary Schools and Institutions of Higher Education

• Allergies and Anaphylaxis

  • Texas Education Code, Chapter 25, Section 25.0022 – Required Food Allergy Disclosure
  • Texas Education Code, Chapter 38, Section 38.0151 – Required Food Allergy Policy Adoption for Schools
  • Texas Education Code, Subchapter E – Policy Adoption and Implementation of Epinephrine Delivery System and Medication for Respiratory Distress in Schools

• Bloodborne Pathogens

  • Texas Health and Safety Code, 81.301 - Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
  • Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 96 (Bloodborne Pathogen Control) (§§96.101, 96.201-96.203, 96.301-96.304, 96.401-96.402, 96.501).

• School-Based Health Centers

  • Texas Administrative Code, Rule 37.538 – Standards for School-Based Health Centers

• Educators and School District Employees, and Volunteers

  • Texas Education Code, Chapter 22 – School District Employees and Volunteers

• Diabetes

  • Texas Health and Safety Code, 168.003 – Individualized Health Plan

• Emergencies

  • Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 779 – Automated External Defibrillators

• Head Lice

  • Texas Education Code, Chapter 38, Section 38.031 – Notice of Lice

Nurse Practice Resources

• Texas Board of Nursing Position Statements
• DSHS Guide to Medication Administration in the School Setting
• Texas School Nurses Organization (TSNO) Position Statements
• NASN: School Health Documentation
• American Nurses Association: Position Statement – Nursing Care and Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) Decisions
• DSHS: Out-of-Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Program
• The Journal of School Nursing: NASN Position Statement: Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (Orders) in School

Mental Health Resources

• DSHS Adolescent Health
• Health and Human Services (HHS) Children’s Mental Health
• HHS Suicide Prevention
• Texas School Mental Health
• HHS Mental Health and Substance Use Resources

Pest Management

• DSHS: Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology Section
• EPA: Integrated Pest Management
• CDC: Bed Bugs

• Head Lice (Pediculosis Capitis)

  • CDC: Head Lice

    • DSHS Head Lice (Pediculosis) Fact Sheets

      • What are Lice?
      • How Do I Know if My Child Has Lice and How Did They Get It?
      • What Should I Do If My Child Has Lice?
      • How Do I Keep Lice From Coming Back?
      • Misconceptions and Truths about Lice Treatment
      • Lice Resources

    • Hojas Informativas Sobre los Piojos en la Cabeza – En Español

      • ¿Qué son los piojos?
        • ¿Cómo sé si mi hijo tiene piojos en la cabeza? Y, de ser así, ¿cómo se le pegaron?
        • ¿Qué debo hacer si creo que mi hijo tiene piojos en la cabeza?
        • ¿Cómo evito que vuelvan los piojos?
        • Mitos, ideas erróneas y verdades sobre el tratamiento de los piojos de la cabeza
        • Recursos sobre los piojos de la cabeza
    • American Academy of Pediatrics: Head Lice
    • The Journal of School Nursing: National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Position Statement: Head Lice (Pediculosis Capitis) Management in Schools
    • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): About Lice and Their Control
  • CDC: Scabies
  • DSHS: West Nile Virus General Information and Resources
  • DSHS: Texas Zika

School Health Office Resources

• National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD): School Health Resources
• DSHS: Center for Health Statistics – Texas Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
• American School Health Association
• CDC: Evidence – Based Strategies for School Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Medicaid: Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• DSHS: Public Health Regions
• Texas BON Discipline & Complaints – Policies & Guidelines for Physical and Psychological Evaluations
• HHS: Texas Health Steps Links
• The Journal of School Nursing: NASN Position Statement: Individualized Healthcare Plans (IHPs) – Promoting Health and Learning for Students with Complex Needs
• Texas Retention Schedule for Records of Public School Districts
• Texas Department of Insurance: Health Resources
• TSNO: IHP Templates
• DSHS Vaping Prevention Resources for Elementary School Professionals

School Health Screening Resources

• DSHS: Spinal Screening Program
• DSHS: Vision and Hearing Screening Program
• TEA: Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative
• TEA: Dyslexia Screening
• Texas Risk Assessment for Type II Diabetes in Children

Seizure and Epilepsy Resources

• CDC: Epilepsy Guidance for Schools
• Epilepsy Foundation: Training and Education
• Epilepsy Foundation: Training for School Nurses

Special Health Care Needs

• TEA: Special Education Guidance Resources
• U.S. Department of Education (USDE): Office of Civil Rights Complaint Forms
• USDE Civil Rights Laws
• USDE Office of Civil Rights Disability Discrimination Resources
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• HHS: Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program
• TEA: Special Education
• Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP): Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program
• TMHP Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual

Opioid Prevention/Substance Use

• DSHS: 2023-2024 Administered Opioid Antagonist Medication in Schools Report
• DSHS: Texas School Health Advisory Committee - Opioid and Substance Use Prevention Resources for Texas Schools
• HHS: Texas Targeted Opioid Response
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
• NASN: Naloxone Education for School Nurse Toolkit
• Texas Targeted Opioid Response: Naloxone Standing Order Request
• UT Health San Antonio: Naloxone Texas