Anonymous HIV Antibody Counseling and Testing Sites
Confidential or anonymous? Two weeks’ wait or twenty minutes? Saliva or blood? Where do I go for testing?  Find the answers to these questions by downloading this information sheet.
What's the Scoop? HIV Testing and Testing Sites

Asthma
Every student in grades kindergarten through twelve with asthma should have a current Maine School Asthma Plan completed. Tools are available on the Maine Asthma Prevention and Control Program’s website.
www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohdcfh/mat/documents.html

Avian Flu Information - November 2005
Maine Frequently Asked Questions on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Avian Flu Fact Sheet

Flu Posters (DHHS)
These handwashing and health posters for kids may be used as handouts or as posters.
Keep Germs to Yourself 1
Keep Germs to Yourself 2

Maine School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) Standards
The SBHC standards have been developed by the Bureau of Health, and representatives and advocates for SBHCs throughout the State. They provide guidance for the SBHCs and entities working with the SBHCs, and outline expectations for quality operations and provision of services. They do not supersede Maine Law, but give SBHCs additional guidance.
SBHC Standards (Available as a PDF document and requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Maine School Health Manual
The School Health Manual is available electronically. Each section of the Manual is available as a separate electronic file from this site. www.maine.gov/education/sh/contents.htm. Specific resources within the manual include:

• Guidelines for Administering Medications in Schools (requires Adobe Acrobat)
  www.mainecshp.com/PDFs/medadmin.pdf
  
• Handbook for Unlicensed School Personnel
  www.state.me.us/education/sh/Handbook for unlic staff .doc
• Maine Guidelines for Students with Diabetes
  www.state.me.us/education/sh/documents/GuidelinesforMaine3.doc
  
• Delegation Document
  www.state.me.us/education/sh/delegation%20sn.doc
  
• Confidentiality for School Nurses
  www.state.me.us/education/sh/Documentation%20Guidelines%20for%20School%20Nurses.doc
  

Suicide Prevention
Did you know that suicide is the second leading cause of death (after unintentional injuries) for Maine youth aged 15-19 and 20-24?  The Suicide Prevention Home Page was designed to help youth, families, people working with youth, and the general public to be informed about this serious problem in Maine.
www.maine.gov/suicide

Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention, & Postvention Guidelines: A Resource for School Personnel
Suicide Prevention Guidelines

General

American Academy of Pediatrics

• School Health at the American Academy of Pediatrics
  www.schoolhealth.org
  
  
• AAP Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, and Technical Reports through June 2003
  www.aap.org/policy
  Policies related to school health services:
  • School Health Centers and Other Integrated School Health Services
  • Home, Hospital, and Other Non-school-based Instruction for Children and Adolescents Who Are Medically Unable to Attend School
  • Guidelines for Emergency Medical Care in School
  • School Health Assessments
  • Physical Fitness and Activity in Schools
  • Health Appraisal Guidelines for Day Camps and Resident Camps
  • Do Not Resuscitate Orders in Schools
  • Corporal Punishment in Schools
  • Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents
    

Bright Futures
Bright Futures is a national health promotion initiative dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice. This website has multiple publications and guidelines for children's health care.
www.brightfutures.org/

The Surgeon General of the United States
This website has reports, calls to action and other publications. Recent topics include sexual health, youth violence, and mental health.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/reportspublications.html#calls

Asthma

• Allergy and Asthma Tool Kit for School Nurses from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
  www.aaaai.org/members/allied_health/tool_kit/default.stm
  
  
• National Asthma Education and Prevention Program "Asthma in Schools" materials
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
  P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
  (301) 251-1222
  www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
  NAEPP materials include:
  
  • Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools
    
  • Asthma Awareness Curriculum for the Elementary Classroom
    
  • Asthma and Physical Activity in the School
    
  • Making a Difference: Asthma Management in the School Video (See order form at end of document)
    
  • Your Students With Asthma Can Be Winners, Too! Poster (See order form at end of document)
    
    
• How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?
  www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/friendly.htm
  

Diabetes

• Diabetes Care in the School and Day Care Settings
  American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care, Volume 28, Supplement 1, January 2005,
  care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/28/suppl_1/s43
  
  
• Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed - A Guide for School Personnel
  From the US Dept of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (June 2003)
  www.ndep.nih.gov/resources/school.htm
  

Head Lice

Head Lice Information from the Harvard School of Public Health, Head Lice
www.hsph.harvard.edu/headlice.html

Immunization

National Network for Immunization Information
www.immunizationinfo.org

Mental Health

• American Psychological Association Journal
  Prevention and Treatment is a peer-reviewed, rapid publication, electronic journal published by the American Psychological Association.
  journals.apa.org/prevention/
• President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Website
  www.MentalHealthCommission.gov
  
• Prevention Reports: Focus on Mental Health
  From the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
  odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/prevrpt/02spring/pr.htm#focus
  

Oral Health

• Promoting Oral Health
  A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services
  www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5021a1.htm
  
• School-Based Dental Health: Considerations for Program Development
  A powerpoint presentation summarizing directions in school-based dental health from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools.
  www.healthinschools.org/slides/sbdental.htm
• Watch Your Mouth: Speak Up for Children's Oral Health
  Children can't be healthy without good oral health. Dental disease has become the most chronic early childhood disease. The health of children’s teeth and mouths is as important as any other part of their bodies, and affects how they feel, learn and behave. The good news is that we can prevent 90% of dental decay in school-aged children. Check out the website for fact sheets, activities, and reports.
  www.watchyourmouth.org/