Life-Threatening Allergies

• Addressing barriers to emergency anaphylaxis care: from emergency medical services to emergency department to outpatient follow-up | Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (October 2015) (new window)
• Allergies and Anaphylaxis - Resources | NASN (new window)
• Allergy & Asthma Network (new window)
• Emergency Medications Toolkit | NASN (new window)
• Epinephrine for First-aid Management of Anaphylaxis | American Academy of Pediatrics (March 2017) (new window)
• Epinephrine: The Drug of Choice for Anaphylaxis--A Statement of the World Allergy Organization (July 2008) (new window)
• Food Allergies in Schools | CDC (new window)
• Food Allergy Management in Schools (FAMS): Expert Recommendations for K–12 (new window)
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Summary for Patients, Families, and Caregivers | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (May 2011) (PDF)
• Managing Life-Threatening Allergies in Schools | MA DESE (PDF)
• Section 504 Protections for Students with Food Allergies (new window)

Obesity

• Childhood Obesity - Resources | NASN (new window)
• Mass in Motion | Mass.gov (new window)
• Obesity | CDC (new window)

Seizures

• Epilepsy Foundation (new window)
  • Managing Students with Seizures: A Quick Reference Guide for School Nurses, Second Edition (2009) | Epilepsy Foundation (PDF)
  • Schools and Seizure Preparedness | Epilepsy Foundation (new window)
  • Seizure Training for School Nurses: Caring for Students | Epilepsy Foundation (new window)
• Managing Epilepsy at School | CDC (new window)
• Strengthen & Enhance Epilepsy Knowledge (SEEK) Training | American Academy of Pediatrics (FREE) (new window)

Special Health Care Needs

• The difference between IEPs and 504 plans | Understood (new window)
• Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs | Mass.gov (new window)
• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) | MA DESE (new window)
• IHPs, 504 Plans, and IEPs: What's the Difference? | The Oley Foundation (new window)
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) | MA DESE (new window)
  • IEP Process Guide | MA DESE (PDF)
• Massachusetts Technology Assistance Resource Team (MASSTART) | Mass.gov (new window)
• NASN Position Statement: IDEIA and Section 504 Teams - The School Nurse as an Essential Team Member (Revised January 2023) (new window)
• New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Discriminatory Use of Discipline (2022) | U.S. Department of Education (new window)
• Resources | The Arc of Massachusetts (new window)
• School Health Services MOA Template (Word Doc)
• Special Education - Disability Definitions and Related Links | MA DESE (new window)
• Special Education - Transition from School to Adult Life | MA DESE (new window)
• Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs: Guidelines and Procedures for Schools, Third Edition (2014) (new window)
• Interested in more? SHIELD recently launched this self-paced course on Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs: The School Nurse and the IHP, 504, and IEP (new window)