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The Relentless School Nurse: Building Bridges – A New Tool to Strengthen Care Coordination Between School Nurses and Health Care Providers

Relentless School Nurse

Efficient care coordination for children with chronic and complex health needs demands not just strong individual efforts, but robust, interdisciplinary collaboration among school nurses, pediatricians, families, and other professionals. Shared communication reduces errors and ensures care plans follow the child wherever they go. Download

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

You’ve got to coordinate, sense, process, integrate, inhibit, and continually make decisions.” If biking doesn’t work at your school, here are some other activity ideas: Running Hiking Strength Training Cross-Country Skiing The timing piece is critical.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

With the help of several different avenues (especially my family youth service coordinator, Christina Olsson), I always have funding, so no student misses a trip because they can’t afford it. I teach at a school where about 50% of the student population is considered “disadvantaged.” I think this also leads to a positive class culture.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Importance of Stepping Away

Relentless School Nurse

In the middle of it all, we’re managing chronic conditions, addressing mental health crises, coordinating care, building trust with families, and advocating for health equity. The school year moves at a relentless pace—from the first days in the fall to the last in June. The work is meaningful, but also exhausting. It’s essential.

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How Boardball Bumps Up The Fun, Fitness, and Teamwork in PE ClassesWhat Is Boardball?

Gopher Sport

Without the traditional net, rallies last much longer, giving students more opportunities to practice their fundamentals and coordination in a fun and supportive environment. Angled Rebounder Drills: Adjust the boards angle to act as a rebounder for catching and throwing drills, perfect for developing hand-eye coordination and reaction time.

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Bass Center Caregiver Wellness Event Fosters Community and Connection

Stanford Childrens

We wanted to address the needs of the caregiver.” Attendees said that they valued the helpful resources and tools, as well as the ability to connect with other caregivers.

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The Relentless School Nurse: RFK Jr. Fired the Nation’s Vaccine Experts – School Nurses Must Not Stay Silent

Relentless School Nurse

We coordinated vaccine clinics. And now that rhetoric is shaping national policy. We’ve Been Here Before—And We Know How to Respond When COVID-19 brought fear, chaos, and division, school nurses showed up. We were the steady voices in the storm. We fought for equity. We kept showing up, day after day.