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School Nursing and Health - Health Conditions & Care Plans
Healthcare Plans
Nurse Assessment Tools
Individualized Healthcare Plan Development
- Health Care Plan Development Process (PDF June 2019)
- Template - Individualized Health Care Plan (July 2020 DOC)
- NASN Position Statement: Use of IHPs to Support School Health Services (NASN)
Fact Sheets and Condition-Specific Resources
- Kennedy Krieger Fact Sheets and Emergency Plans (exiting CDE)
- Specific Illnesses and Medical Conditions Fact Sheets for Protecting Students with Disabilities through Section 504 and Title II (exiting CDE - U.S. DOE/OCR)
- Diseases and Conditions A to Z (CDC)
Healthcare Plan Quick Links
- Colorado Asthma Care Plan and Medication Order for School and Child Care Settings - Revised February 2021
- Colorado Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan and Medication Orders - Colorado Approved Plan
- Seizure Emergency Plan and Medication Orders for Schools and Childcare Settings -Children's Hospital Sample
- Diabetes - Colorado Kids with Diabetes
- Anxiety - Children's Hospital Sample
- Headache - Children's Hospital Sample
Resources from Children's Hospital
- Sample Nurse Resources from Children’s Hospital Colorado (exiting CDE)
Allergy/Anaphylaxis
- Rules and Guidelines
- Forms
- Colorado Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan and Medication Orders - Colorado Approved Plan
- Asthma/Allergy Self Carry Contract - English and Spanish (DOC)
- Family Food Allergy History Form (Intake Form) (exiting CDE)
- Allergy Anaphylaxis Training Delegation Record (PDF)
- CDE Special Dietary Needs - Meal Modification Forms and Guidelines
- Reporting
- Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report - Required within 10 days of severe allegic reaction occurrence at school or school-sponsored event, even if epi not given
- "Cheat Sheet" for Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report (optional worksheet to collect information prior to completing report)
- Reporting Form (link to reporting form for Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report)
- Stock Epinephrine Reporting - Schools with stock epinephrine policy required to report annually
- Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report - Required within 10 days of severe allegic reaction occurrence at school or school-sponsored event, even if epi not given
- Trainings and Resources
- Food Allergies: Keeping Students Safe and Included (FARE course for school staff)
- Allergy Certified Training - Colorado Module (ACT - formerly Allergy Safe Kids/ ASK)
- FARE: Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
- Allergies & Anahpylaxis (NASN)
- CDC Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (CDC)
- EpiPen4Schools Program offered by Viatris Inc.
- Kids with Food Allergies (AAFA)
- Stock Epinephrine Toolkit (AAAAI)
- What if I Can't Afford My Epinephrine Medication? (AAFA)
Asthma
- Rules and Guidelines
- Forms
- Colorado Asthma Care Plan - Revised Feb 2021 (PDF)
- Parent Asthma Intake - English and Spanish (Word - September 2016)
- Asthma Intake Form with highlights - English and Spanish (fillable PDF 2019)
- Asthma Training and Delegation Record (DOC) - inhaled medication
- Asthma/Allergy Self Carry Contract - English and Spanish (DOC)
- American Lung Association Student Readiness Assessment Tool (Exiting CDE)
- Assessing Student Readiness to Self Carry print version (Exiting CDE- PDF)
- Trainings, Medication and Devices Information
- Considerations
- Is the Asthma Action Plan Working? (Exiting CDE - PDF)
- How Asthma Friendly Is Your School? (Exiting CDE - PDF)
- Management of Asthma if Student Does Not Have an Action Plan (Exiting CDE - PDF)
- Asthma Episode When a Nurse is Not Available (Exiting CDE - PDF)
Diabetes
- Colorado Kids with Diabetes (Exiting CDE)
- Trainings
- Resources
- American Diabetes Association (Exiting CDE)
- Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (Exiting CDE)
- Pink Panther Diabetes Book (Exiting CDE)
- Children's Diabetes Foundation (Exiting CDE)
Epilepsy/Seizures
- Rules and Guidelines
- CDE Guidance for Medical Seizure Safe Schools, Action Plans, and Training (PDF August 2024)
- Rules for Individualized Medical Seizure Action Plans including training (1 CCR 301-112)
- HB21-1133 K-12 Seizure Training & Individual Action Plans (Exiting CDE)
- Forms
- Seizure Action Plan (Children's Hospital sample)
- Epilepsy Foundation of America (Exiting CDE)
- Seizure Forms including parent questionnaire & Seizure Action Plan (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Managing Your Seizures Toolkit (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Trainings
- Seizure Training for School Personnel - 60 min (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Seizure Training for School Nurses - 2.75 hours (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Additional Training Tools
- Seizure Medication Administration Procedures
- Children's Hospital Colorado: How to Give Midazolam Video (Children's Hospital Colorado)
- Resources
Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury (ESSU - CDE website)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (Health and Wellness - CDE website)
- Brain Injury: A Manual for Educators (2012) (PDF)
- CDE Concussion Management Guidelines (PDF)
Headache/Migraine
- Headache Action Plan and Medication Orders - Children's Hospital Sample
- Children's Hospital Colorado Resources
Mental Health
CDE Web Pages
- Behavior
- Mental Health
- Special Education TA Sheets
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Suicide Prevention
- Bully Prevention
- and more
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
- Suicide Prevention Resources
Colorado Resources:
- Anxiety Action Plan for Schools - Children's Hospital Sample
- Planning and Programs: The Role of the School Nurse in Behavioral and Mental Health
- I Matter - Providing Free Mental Health Support for Colorado Youth (CDHS)
- Motivational Interviewing Resources (pdf)
- Resources for after a Tragedy (CDPHE)
- CDPHE Disaster Behavior Health Training (Exiting CDE)
- The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) - statewide membership organization for Colorado's network of community behavioral health providers
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA Colorado)
- Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC)
Additional Resources:
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Children's Hospital Colorado Resources
- Child Mind Institute Resources (Child Mind Institute)
- Multilingual Trauma Resources (available in 11 languages from Child Mind Institute)
- Helping Children Cope With Traumatic Events (Child Mind Institute)
- Mental Health America (MHA)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Association of School Nurses - Mental Health (NASN)
- National Institute of Mental Health: Information (NIMH)
- National Institute of Mental Health - Treatment of Children with Mental Illness (NIMH)
- Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide 2nd edition (NCTSN)
Obesity
- NASN Childhood Obesity (Exiting CDE)
- CDPHE Prevention and Wellness (Exiting CDE)
- CDPHE Healthy Eating and Active Living Schools Initiative (Exiting CDE)
- Rocky Mountain Prevention Resource Center School Wellness Program (Exiting CDE)
Other
- Kids Get Arthritis, Too (Arthritis Foundation)
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (Exiting CDE)
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