School Nurse Resources

It is our goal, as your local Health Department to provide updated, relevant and purposeful technical assistance related to the health needs of your student body.

Current Newsletter

• February 2026
  In this issue:

  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Food Recall Guide 
  • Measles Updates and Toolkit 
  • Dangers of Secondhand Smoke  
  • Prevention Works- Youth Programming 
  • Tapestry's Winter Wellness Toolkit 
  • Making Sense of Food Dyes & Colors 
  • Food Recalls  
  • 2026 Kids Hit the Trails & Parks Program 
  • CHQ Kids Care 
  • STI Updates
  • and more!

   

Past Newsletters

• September 2025
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Radon Activity Book 
  • Respiratory Illness Information 
  • Free Mind Youth Campaign 
  • Backpack Safety 
  • Sports-Related Injuries 
  • Toy Safety 
  • Radon and Health Risks 
  • Lead Poisoning Prevention
  • Coping with the Loss of a Pet 
  • CLYDE Survey 
  • and more!
• August 2025
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Back to School Mental Health Checklist 
  • Back to School Tips & Tools 
  • National Immunization Awareness Month 
  • Youth Mental Health in Chautauqua County 
  • Epilepsy & Seizure Safety 
  • Tattoo Safety 
  • Communicable Disease Updates 
  • Suicide Prevention Month 
  • National Bullying Prevention Month 
  • Mobile Health
  • and more!
• May 2025
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Top 4 Things Parents Need to Know About Measles
    • Safe Summer Food Guide
  • CDC Youth Report Findings
  • Mental Health Awareness Month 
  • Youth E-cigarette Use 
  • Rabies Guidance
  • Eating Disorders 
  • Communicable Disease Updates 
  • Safety Classes for Youth
  • Mobile Health
  • and more!
• February 2025
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) info for Parents
    • Radon Activity Book
  • Communicable disease updates
  • American Heart Month
  • STI updates
  • Diabetes resources
  • Hit the trails
  • Mobile health
  • and more!
• November 2024
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Sharps Disposal Guidelines
    • Carbon Monoxide & Fire Safety
      • Make your own fire escape plan
  • Respiratory virus guidance
  • School vaccination fraud awareness
  • School wellness policies
  • Tapestry resources
  • Free winter coats
  • and more!
• August 2024 - Back to School Newsletter
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCE:
    • Quick Tips for Parents - Back to School Edition
  • Mobile health clinic info
  • Overdose awareness week
  • Youth mental health first aid training
  • Latest CDC youth risk behavior data survey & trends report
  • FREE Remote Area Medical clinic coming to Jamestown
  • Food access survey
  • and more!
• June 2024
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • Quick Tips for Parents - Summer Edition
    • Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention send home sheet
    • Don't let a tick make you sick!
      • Tick comic strip for kids
      • Tick FAQs and crossword puzzle
• April/May 2024
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • Tick Talk
    • Spring Activity Guide
• March 2024
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • Eclipse Safety & FREE Eclipse Glasses Info
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Measles: Top 4 Things Parents Need to Know 
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Measles & Travel
      • English
      • Spanish
    • National Nutrition Month 
      • Smart Snacking for Kids
      • Coloring Sheet
      • Word Search
      • Fact or Fiction Handout
  • Measles cases - update
  • Solar eclipse information
  • Teen mental health
  • Indoor air pollution grant funding
     
• February 2024
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
  • Respiratory illness FAQs
  • Sexual health
  • American heart month
  • De-escalating/managing behaviors in the school
  • Self-care
• January 2024 
  In this issue:
  • PARENT SHAREABLE RESOURCES:
    • 3 Quick Tips for Parents
    • Prevention Works
      • January free parent discussion group
      • Parenting tip sheet and primary care sessions
  • Encourage physical activity
  • Handling covid-19 infections in your school
  • Vape testing and disposal 
  • and more
• December 2023 
  In this issue:
  • Break the Head Lice Life Cycle send home sheet
  • Mental health
  • Substance abuse
  • Vaping
• November 2023
  In this issue:
  • Message on Toilet Training 
  • Hand, foot and mouth
  • Free handwashing posters
  • Prevention Works youth services
  • Free condoms