Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 9, 2025

– Joan Boyd Short These words resonate deeply with me, as a school nurse, and as a woman navigating the complexities of our world. I’m struck by how perfectly the message illustrates the essence of school nursing and the challenges we face daily in our school communities. Consider the events of recent years.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2025

Retrieved from Tattooed Buddha Closing a Difficult Year As another school year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything we carried personally and collectively. School nurses across the country have faced many of the same challenges, and we’ve leaned on each other in ways that have kept us going.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2025

I joined this conversation in my role as The Relentless School Nurse, bringing with me over 40 years of nursing experience, including 24 years as a school nurse in an under-resourced urban district in New Jersey. This means fewer screenings, more untreated chronic conditions, and more students falling through the cracks.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 4, 2025

Like many school nurses, I have witnessed firsthand the consequences when policy decisions overlook the children and families who depend on our nation’s safety net. For children who need insulin, speech therapy, or access to a school nurse, this is not just a policy change—it is a life-altering loss. Who Wins, and Who Pays the Price?

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 24, 2025

The Houses passage of Trumps Big Beautiful Bill marks one of the most sweeping assaults on the health, nutrition, and future of Americas children in recent memory. Even brief gaps in coverage can have lifelong consequences, including unmanaged chronic conditions, missed developmental milestones, and increased hospitalizations.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 26, 2025

Loss of Child Care: Millions of parents who rely on Head Start to work or go to school would be forced to make impossible choices between caring for their children and providing for their families. We manage chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes. Nutrition gaps would widen. Immunizations would lapse.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 2, 2025

The consequences of these actions extend across critical areas such as education, healthcare, and nutrition, leaving millions of children at risk. The elimination of federal oversight weakens safeguards against discrimination based on race, gender, or disability in schools. A primary role of the U.S.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

School nursing is evolving rapidly, reflecting broader societal changes and challenges in healthcare delivery. School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. However, these increasing demands come at a time when many schools face significant nursing shortages.

Wellness

Stanford Childrens

JUNE 23, 2025

When she was a few weeks old, she developed a serious condition that’s common in micro-preemies called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The condition inflames and kills parts of the intestine tissue. This condition leads to chronic diarrhea and hampers nutrient absorption because food moves too quickly through the shortened intestines.

Nutrition

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

Thank you FAACT’s Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Awareness Connection Team for inviting me back to discuss back-to-school ideas for students with food allergies. We certainly had a lively conversation, filled with important safety ideas for this upcoming school year.

Schooling

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Nutrition for Rhythmic Gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that gives special consideration to body image. International rhythmic gymnast Neringa Masionyté explains everything you need to know about diet and nutrition for gymnasts. A young rhythmic gymnast in action!

Nutrition

Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 14, 2024

asked Rachel Herdes, DO , a pediatric gastroenterologist with the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support program at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Arizona has been a patient of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support program at Stanford Children’s ever since. Is that an x-ray on your T-shirt?”

Motivation

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

At the high school level, the weight room is a classroom. Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. With a proper high school strength and conditioning curriculum, all students can reap the benefits of resistance training.

High School

PLT4M

MAY 3, 2023

Schools have a unique role in helping students develop the skills and knowledge to maintain physical and mental well-being. This article will discuss the importance of fitness and mental health in schools and the need for schools to take action through a deeper investment in physical education. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E.

Fitness

Stanford Childrens

APRIL 24, 2023

For 12 hours each day, she was hooked up to parenteral nutrition , or TPN, which delivers liquid nutrients through a central line or semipermanent IV. She had pseudo-obstruction syndrome —a rare, chronic condition where the muscles in the intestines do not contract normally, causing symptoms that mimic a bowel obstruction.

Nutrition

Stanford Childrens

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When the spinal cord is open, there is a risk for meningitis, which is a life-threatening condition. She loves school, and her vocabulary is way beyond that of most 3-year-olds.”. She also receives some support at school. The fetal surgery has had remarkable results. And she has never needed a shunt. Plus she’s really smart.

Conditioning

MSU

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I started my career instructing at a community college in Arizona after completing my bachelor’s degree in clinical health fitness from Central Michigan University and my master’s degree in exercise and nutrition science from Lipscomb University.

Nutrition

Stanford Childrens

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It takes a lot of energy to maintain the body’s needs when the heart and lungs are not working well, and many infants with heart conditions can’t take in enough calories by mouth. We were super-busy working full-time, plus I was in nursing school at the time. He still has the G-tube for nutrition, but he drinks normally.

Conditioning

PLT4M

AUGUST 15, 2023

A growing number of school districts and states allow exemptions from physical education. First, we break down the physical education waiver form and how schools and states use it. For example, Ohio allows school districts to create an opt-out policy for various reasons. Full STUDY Students in marching band.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 22, 2022

Over the last 10 years, PLT4M has set out to change the game of physical education, athletics, and wellness for school districts all across the country. As a result, new programs started to get created, and things like the intro to fitness, yoga, and nutrition became fan favorites among PLT4M customers. Get Access Here.

Physical Education

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this dedicated space, a specialized team cares for the smallest preemies, using specially designed protocols to protect their fragile brains, advanced equipment to help support their lungs and special feeding and nutrition approaches to help babies grow. It wasn’t until high school that she felt fully mentally and physically caught up.

Elementary School

I Love to Watch You Play

AUGUST 9, 2021

Piattoly is the former New Orleans Saints, Pelicans, and Tulane Athletic dietician, and the Co-founder and Director of Sports Nutrition for My Sports Dietitian (www.mysportsd.com) and the Eat2Win Nutrition App. The interview is also available on our podcast (see above) and on iTunes and Spotify. (The

Nutrition

Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 22, 2023

When I teach Stanford School of Medicine residents, I give Damaris as an example of the great things that can happen by getting Trikafta early.” By 2019, her condition had worsened to the point where she was hospitalized near her home. We consider her one of our miracle patients,” said Dr. Wadia.

Psychology

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Importance Of Sleep Lesson Plans For Students In the hustle and bustle of school and life, it’s easy for students to underestimate the importance of a good night’s sleep. Research has found that 73% of high school students don’t get enough sleep based on the 8-10 hours recommended for 14-17-year-olds.

Immune system

Rennie Center

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

More than 31,000 Massachusetts students experienced homelessness during the 2023-2024 school year, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. To help schools support students experiencing homelessness, we created a comprehensive resource guide to enhance and support the work of school homeless liaisons. READ MORE >

Nutrition

Rennie Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

More than 31,000 Massachusetts students experienced homelessness during the 2023-2024 school year, a 20 percent increase from the previous year. The guidance is intended for, but not limited to, Massachusetts policymakers and Boston Public Schools (BPS) administrators, offering key insights and actionable guidance.

Nutrition

Growing Healthy Kids

AUGUST 25, 2021

" A high-fiber diet appears to reduce the risk of developing various conditions, including heart disease , diabetes , diverticular disease, constipation and colon cancer. The child was complaining of chronic stomach pain and missed a lot of school.

Digestive system

FACTS Management

MAY 21, 2024

Just as educators and school administrators engage in professional learning to enhance their skills and knowledge in the classroom, Olympians dedicate themselves to rigorous training to prepare for the ultimate competition. They undergo daily routines that involve physical training, nutritional plans, and mental conditioning.

Education

PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

Kevin is a high school football coach planning the summer training schedule for his entire group of high school athletes. Kevin knows that he needs to prepare his athletes for the various demands of the high school football season. Let’s look at another example. Bonus Content!

Physical Education

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

MAY 7, 2024

iii] Some risks that contribute to mental health issues in youth include peer pressure, media influence, quality of home life (including living conditions), violence (including sexual violence and bullying), harsh parenting, socioeconomic problems, illnesses or disabilities, and stigma. [iv] Is the sun shining?

Health

Whole Child Sports

MARCH 26, 2020

In January, Tom Farrey—who heads up the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society program—and his editorial director Jon Solomon, sent me deep into New Jersey Youthsportszanilandia, to profile a girls’ High School basketball program. This is dreadful news for the tens of thousands of high school athletes who tear their ACL each year.

Wellness

Informed Practitioner in Sport

MAY 30, 2022

Parents are naturally highly motivated to find the programme that provides most optimal conditions to allow their child’s talents to flourish. The trend for prominent private schools with a reputation for sport to hire high profile ex-players to coach their school teams is an example of a similar scenario creeping into school sports.

Private Schools

First Beat

MARCH 7, 2024

In this interview, Chris Köller , Athletic Strength and Conditioning Coach at BC Pharmaserv Marburg , a women’s first-division basketball team in Germany, talks to us about how he got started with Firstbeat and how he uses it with his athletes.

Coaching

PLT4M

APRIL 23, 2024

Almost every school fitness center and gym has one or multiple treadmills! Students practice form, technique, and strategy throughout workouts to build confidence, comfort, and conditioning when running. Each tread workout is a full follow-along workout. And that can get boring!

Endurance

PLT4M

MARCH 7, 2024

While some spin and cycling enthusiasts might cringe at the thought of lumping all stationary bike workouts into one category, let’s not make things too complicated for our middle and high school students. And spin bike workouts in schools are becoming more popular than ever before.

Cardio

Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. The sport requires constant running, cutting, and kicking, which can lead to stress fractures, shin splints, and chronic conditions like patellar tendinitis (commonly known as "jumper's knee").

Sports

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The original series of articles was written for general fitness centers, but has been modified to address school environments. This article is presented on behalf of the PLT4M partnership with Lakeshore Foundation and NCHPAD. Check out more on the Call For Inclusion with Adapted Physical Education here. One in four adults in the U.S.

Fitness