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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Maine CDC Oral Health Program</b> is requesting school nurses complete a brief survey regarding any programming occurring in schools to better support individual
schools and providers in the field.<br>
For example, If a school selects that they have a provider, the survey will open a field requesting to write who it is to make sure they are supporting all the providers serving communities!!<br>
If the answer is “no”, you don't have a provider, it will allow you to provide contact information if you want to enroll with the oral health program. Link to the survey:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/27def0c86bfa427bb53d7efde0d0ed07" id="OWA504e6dcb-4192-fcb7-b3b6-a9bb5bf9d706" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/27def0c86bfa427bb53d7efde0d0ed07</a></u></span>
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<b>Maine AAP and Maine DOE Webinar Series</b>- We have partnered with Maine AAP to create a webinar series for this school year. It is set to begin in October and run through April. More details and registration information will be coming soon. These webinars
are free and will provide continuing education. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Infectious Disease</b> “Mailing” from Maine CDC was sent out a few weeks ago. As a reminder this is where you can find the updated<b>
</b></span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><b><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/School%20Health%20Services%20-%20CDC%20Communicable%20Diseases%20Quick%20Guide%20-%207.2024.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAa4319ff6-124d-fa1b-44a9-cfc994e86d02" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">Communicable
Disease Quick Guide</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> </b>
as well as other resources. There aren’t any special COVID-19 guidelines—just exclude until fever free and symptoms are getting better overall. There is a document that you can share with families that was created jointly by Attendance Works, Kaiser Permanente,
and NASN called, “</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Attendance-Works-Too-Sick-for-School-060824.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA84dc2f7b-6a7d-e68b-251b-8d270a180654" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">When
is Sick too Sick for School</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As children return to school this fall, being prepared for infectious diseases can keep children and staff healthy. Be sure to review the CDC's recently released
</span><span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);"><u><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/orr/school-preparedness/infection-prevention/index.html" target="_blank" id="OWAff82e381-8bbe-bbad-fe26-6db9d66ddc3f" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196); margin: 0px;">Preventing
the Spread of Infections in K-12 Schools.</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> There are strategies to prepare for the respiratory virus season. Preparedness starts with schools taking everyday preventive measures, or daily actions, to help reduce
the spread of infections, as well as establishing an infectious disease annex as part of the emergency operations plan. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Maine CDC launches immunization record mobile app
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Maine CDC has partnered with a new, free, mobile application, Docket, to allow Maine people to opt in to easily, quickly, and securely access their vaccine records through their smartphones and other mobile devices. The Maine CDC has seen an increasingly high
demand for access to vaccination records in recent years, which were previously processed by mail. So far this year, the Maine CDC has received over 3,000 requests for immunization records and between 2020 and 2023, nearly 10,000 requests were made. For comparison,
in 2019, the Maine CDC received 111 requests for vaccination records. Those without access to a smartphone or mobile device may use the
</span><span style="color: rgb(42, 83, 166);"><u><a href="https://me.app.dockethealth.com/" target="_blank" id="OWAceda39ac-7834-85ee-187c-b8b62937ade1" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(42, 83, 166); margin: 0px;">Docket
website</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to verify their identity and access their immunization records. Hard copies of immunization records may still be requested via a health care provider's office. To learn more about Docket, please visit
the </span><span style="color: rgb(42, 83, 166);"><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/docket-immunization-records.shtml" target="_blank" id="OWA2ee0b7df-b2c6-6799-7261-d97f6b86d92d" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(42, 83, 166); margin: 0px;">Maine
Immunization Program's website</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></div>
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<b>Public Health Collaboration Partners </b>sheet is attached. It can be helpful to see how we interact or how you can interact with other public health agencies in the state.</div>
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<b>Reporting</b> </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The School Health Annual Report 2023-24 was completed by two hundred thirty-four (234) school administrative units, one hundred ninety-seven (197) of which are public school systems and thirty-seven are (37) non-public systems.
I hope to be able to share a summary of that data with you this fall—my goal is for November—You can start tracking your data now for the 2024-2025 school year! The worksheet is posted here:
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/School%20Health%20Services%20-%20School%20Health%20Annual%20Report%202025%20Worksheet%20-%208.1.2024.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA23772727-01a5-5ba9-7ffe-e39f1433a759" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">School
Health Annual Report 2025 Worksheet</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br>
You can view some highlights of this and other school health related data </span>
<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schoolsupports/schoolhealth/data" target="_blank" id="OWAe976499c-fa19-b3af-45af-073710507f34" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">here</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Communities of Practice are starting up! </b>
Regional offerings and a special one for new school nurses are happening at regular intervals. You can contact your school nurse liaison AND/OR You can find the information and register on our
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/schoolsupports/schoolhealth/professionaldevelopment" target="_blank" id="OWAc31f0898-4c75-e50c-dce9-d38ad3fe7668" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">Professional
Learning Webpage.</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></div>
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<b>On Demand Professional Learning-</b> </div>
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(These can all be found on our professional learning webpage)</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vision Screening Guidelines for Maine Schools
</b>In order to access the learning module, Maine School Nurses must </span><span style="color: rgb(42, 83, 166);"><u><a href="https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/School%20Health%20Services%20-%20EnGiNE%20Onboarding%20Guide%208.1.2024.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAb1769732-1634-5fa5-26f5-68a446b0f7d5" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(42, 83, 166); margin: 0px;">first
create an account in the EnGine Learning Platform</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">--this must be done with a Maine school email address. When you register for a new account there is no immediate confirmation on your screen. You will get an
email. This learning module was developed with School Health Associates, LLC to provide nurses in Maine with the knowledge to implement evidence-based vision screenings for students. Then complete
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTsNW3El-C_5Fk5NV88SOugNUODNXUzdZTExOTDNYSUpaMThaQUhWUU0xSy4u" target="_blank" id="OWA990fcc53-9ab9-73b8-2587-66be4c64d0fb" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">THIS
FORM</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to gain access to the course. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><b><u><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=q6g_QX0gYkubzeoajy-GTsNW3El-C_5Fk5NV88SOugNUM1FTQUgwMjY4R0RITDhBWkJHN1JEWENVUi4u" target="_blank" id="OWA08733da2-dcb1-a286-28a4-689bcbafdb26" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">PureTone
Audiometry Screening Training for School Nurses</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u> Request Form </u></b> </span></div>
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Maine School Nurses can sign up to take this training by completing the form above. Maine DOE has partnered with the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management out of the University of Utah to provide access to training to prepare school nurses to
successfully implement evidence-based Pure Tone Audiometry screenings and follow up practices. This is not a free training, please do not sign up unless you plan to complete it within the next 30 days. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><b><u><a href="https://schoolhealthassociates.com/course/exploring-school-nursing-scope-and-standards-of-practice/" target="_blank" id="OWAacc088a7-a74a-ebbc-c436-1f5d7bde590b" class="Hyperlink SCXW46115707 BCX0 OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">Exploring
the Scope and Standards of School Nursing Practice</a></u></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>:</b> Created by the National Association of State School Nurse Consultants, this module provides the school nurse with an overview of the 4th Edition
of the School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. The module discusses how the scope and standards can be used to guide and evaluate the school nurse’s practice and assist them in developing learning and practice goals. </span></div>
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Emily Poland, MPH, RN, NCSN (she/her)</b></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Coordinator – Coordinated School Health</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Office of School and Student Supports</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Maine Department of Education</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
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