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Why is this important?
School wellness teams/committees should be a part of every school. The school nurse is
integral in population/community health.

U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education. (2014). Centers for Disease Control. Putting Local School
Wellness Policies into Action: Stories from School Districts and Schools. Retrieved from https://
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/pdf/SchoolWellnessInAction.pdf

NJ Department of Education
State of New Jersey Department of Education. (n.d.). N.J.A.C. 6A:9, Professional Standards.
Retrieved from http://www.state.nj.us/education/code/current/title6a/chap9.pdf

State of New Jersey Department of Education. (n.d.). School health services. Retrieved from
http://www.nj.gov/education/students/safety/health/services/

State of New Jersey Department of Education. (n.d.). Keeping our kids safe, healthy and in
school: Student support services. Retrieved from http://www.nj.gov/education/students/
safety/behavior/support/

Position Statements from NASN and ANA: Position on the subject. Not practice standards.

National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Position Statement(s)
National Association of School Nurses. (2017). Whole School, Whole Community, Whole
Child: Implications for 21st century school nurses (Position Statement). Retrieved from https://
schoolnursenet.nasn.org/blogs/nasn-profile/2017/07/28/whole-school-whole-community-
whole-child?CommunityKey=a2de8278-4a49-4e77-b409-ccd048b251d0&Tab=

National Association of School Nurses. (2016b). Role of the 21st century school nurse. (Position
Statement). Retrieved from https://schoolnursenet.nasn.org/blogs/nasn-profile/2017/03/13/
the-role-of-the-21st-century-school-nurse

American Nurses Association (ANA) Position Statement(s)
ANA. (2014). Position statement: Professional role competence. Retrieved from: http://
nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/
ANAPositionStatements/Position-Statements-Alphabetically/Professional-Role-Competence.
html

ANA. (2007). Assuring safe, high quality health care in Pre-K through 12 educational settings.
(Position Statement). Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/
Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Position-Statements-
Alphabetically/Assuring-Safe-High-Quality-Health-Care-in-Pre-K-Through-12-Educational-
Settings.html

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