Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Jill Yacu’s transition into a content creator role at MacGill School Nurse Supplies was driven by her extensive experience as a school nurse and her desire to make a broader impact on our profession. This realization fueled her passion to advocate for and support school nurses on a larger scale.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A Journey of Passion and Dedication Allison’s path to international education is as impressive as it is inspiring. Growing up as an active sports enthusiast, she took her passion to the next level by earning a Physical and Health Education Degree and completing Teacher’s College in Canada.

PE

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Challenges Of Finding The Right PE Lesson Plan Template PE teachers wear many hats, striving to expose students to a wide variety of physical activities throughout the school year. With PLT4M, educators can inspire their students with programs that are as meaningful as they are motivating.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Skills-based health education is transforming how schools approach health instruction—shifting the focus from memorizing facts to developing real-life skills students can use to lead healthier lives. These standards serve as a strong foundation for health educators creating skills-based health education.

Health Education

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. Is our hesitation to collaborate setting up a veneer that gym class is its own thing, with zero connection to the rest of the school? How ridiculous did that sound? Yes, I said it. It’s not our job.”

PE

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2025

An engaging and dynamic health class in high school can be a game-changer for students’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This article explores five keys to fostering a successful and impactful health class in high school. >>> Without the right tools, that can feel overwhelming and uncertain.

Health Class

Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Schools have been using this term for years, often as a vague blanket term. Recently, educators have shifted their approach to well-being due to a renewed focus on mental health and its correlation to student motivation and behavior. However, schools are now looking at the bigger picture of student well-being.

Health

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. The suddenness extends beyond health crises.

Schooling

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. Her devotion paid off when she earned an honorable mention at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards in October.

Education

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

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2025

As student needs evolve, so should the way we teach health. Schools today are looking for resources that are current, relevant, and skills-based. In this article, we break down what a modern health curriculum looks like at both the middle school and high school levels. This goes beyond just physical activity.

Health

PLT4M

AUGUST 1, 2025

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Why Walking for Fitness Class Is Growing in Popularity In recent years, physical education has shifted toward more student-centered PE electives offerings. Schools are moving beyond traditional team sports to provide more choice, variety, and accessibility.

Fitness

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 24, 2025

School Impact: Medicaid funds critical school-based services for students with disabilities. Cuts would mean fewer therapies, less nursing support, and increased barriers to learning and inclusion in public schools. School Meals at Risk: Many children qualify for free or reduced-price school meals through SNAP.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 9, 2025

President Trumps executive order to eliminate federal funding for PBS and NPR is not about saving taxpayer dollars, its a direct attack on the health and well-being of our communities. As a school nurse, I see firsthand how public media serves as a lifeline for families, schools, and especially our most vulnerable children.

Health

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 24, 2025

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Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2025

The countdown is on the school year is almost over! Were on the hunt for our 2025 Award-Winning Teachers , and we need YOUR help! Know a teacher whos gone above and beyond this year? Nominate them today and let their excellence shine!

Middle School

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

The Importance of PE Sub Plans Unexpected events happen throughout the school year, whether it’s illness, professional development, or emergencies. Elementary PE Sub Plans In many elementary school physical education lessons, some level of equipment or setup is required.

PE

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This includes school-based mental health services and support for homeless students. Enforcement of 2020 Title IX Rule : The Department of Education has announced it will enforce the Trump Administration’s 2020 Title IX Rule, which protects women’s rights based on biological sex.

Government

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. One of the most pressing issues is the growing mental health crisis among students.

Wellness

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2024

Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. Digital wellness education addresses the physical and emotional health impacts of media use, with attention to helping develop the conscious, balanced use of media that aligns with an individual’s goals for their health and well-being.

Health Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? In addition, check out SHAPE America’s health. ® FUNdraising program.

Health

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

SHAPE America defines health literacy as, “…the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.” As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate.

Middle School

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 8, 2023

SCHOOL NURSE DAY 2023 Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses. National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting. National Nurses Week is May 6-12 each year.

Schooling

SHAPE America

JUNE 4, 2024

Four years of college had gone by faster than I could blink my eyes and then I was back in high school — now responsible for the education of students who were only four to seven years younger than me. In a school full of amazing people, I felt isolated. When I began my teaching career in 2007, I was 22 years old.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

Imagine finding out that your school district was gifted millions of dollars to improve access to healthcare for your students and staff! The recipient of the joint gift is the School-Based Health Alliance , the national voice for school-based healthcare.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

For well over a century, school nurses have carried the weight of providing healthcare and support to students within the school setting. However, the landscape of school-based healthcare is evolving, and the concept of school-based health centers (SBHCs) is gaining recognition and support.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As educators, you know that National Health Education Week is a good time to focus on issues that affect the health of our nation’s youth. One important concern is the threat that vaping nicotine poses to middle and high school students. FDA Listened to Teachers to Understand Their Needs for Tobacco Education.

Teacher

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2023

Welcome to a special edition of the Relentless School Nurse blog! As passionate health advocates for our students, it is crucial that we also prioritize our own well-being and professional growth. Remember this is not boasting, this is educating! Remember this is not boasting, this is educating!

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2024

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is launching the President’s Endowment Challenge for the academic year 2024-2025, and the theme couldn’t be more crucial: “Advocating for Equity.”

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2023

The 2022-2023 school year is definitely ending on a healthier note than it began, but it was a doozy. Most school nurses I spoke to, and there have been many this past year, all shared that this was one of the most challenging COVID years. So what does it mean to leave another school year behind?

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s not too early to start planning for School Nurse Day 2024! I have been thinking about how to break through the log jam of misunderstanding about school nursing practice and suggest we use this year’s School Nurse Day 2024 – May 8th to EDUCATE and CELEBRATE who we are and what we do!

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) program , these conditions include chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions, and require special health and support services from school nurses.

Conditioning

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

When snowplows create large piles of snow outside our school, each PE class gets a hill of snow to create a snow fort. With a little creativity and using the resources around your school, you can enjoy teaching physical fitness, social and emotional learning, and responsibility during PE — even in the winter months!

Elementary

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This will include ways to integrate prevention education into your health classroom, how prevention education intersects with health and wellness, and introduce free resources that are available to you.

Health

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WHPE Executive Director Keith Bakken used the grant to establish a new course of advocacy which involved attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention, hosted by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB). Members from the state’s nearly 400 school districts interact in the exhibit hall and during breakout sessions.

Physical Education

Slow Chat PE

JUNE 2, 2023

We have witnessed the pendulum swing towards a more just and inclusive health and physical education field. Notably, we observe positive shifts in areas such as elementary school fitness testing, the reconsideration of dodgeball, and the adoption of skills-based health education. It really is a “grown up” decision.

Schooling

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.

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