DeEtte Hall comes to this position with significant experience in school health and public health. There are several school health issues to bring to your attention. Please be aware that it is expected that all school nurses be certified through the Department of Education. This is true regardless of whether they are employed by the school district, contracted through a community health organization, or provided through arrangements with Public Health Nursing. The Coordinated School Health Program web site has been launched.
Comments are most welcome.
A school nurse survey is being conducted electronically on the Coordinated School Health Program web site. Please encourage your school nurses to complete this survey if they have not already done so. School nurses that provide their e-mail address through the survey will be added to the new Maine School Nurse Listserv. This listserv will be a forum for school nurses to talk with their counterparts throughout the State. A school nurse summer institute is being planned for August 13 15.