Health Promotion: Minnesota School Nursing Toolkit
Below are resources and research on:
- Violence
- Healthy Eating and Nutrition
- Physical Activity
- Health Promotion in Schools and Other Topics
Violence
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Learn about school violence (PubMed Search) |
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Decrease bullying (PubMed Search) |
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Improve children's mental health (PubMed Search) |
Healthy Eating and Nutrition
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Increase children's fruit and vegetable consumption (PubMed Search) |
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Reduce childhood obesity (PubMed Search) |
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Increase the nutritional value of food offered by school foodservice programs (PubMed Search) |
Physical Activity
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Find research to:
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Increase children's physical activity (PubMed Search) |
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Reduce childhood obesity (PubMed Search) |
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Increase physical education in schools (PubMed Search) |
Other Health Promotion Topics
Find research to:
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Learn about childhood obesity (PubMed Search) |
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Develop school-based health promotion programs (PubMed Search) |
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Learn about the role of the school nurse in health promotion (PubMed Search) |
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Find a link to research on a school health or school nursing topic. Most of these links are to journal literature searches in the PubMed database provided by the National Library of Medicine. Check back often to see new articles! |
| Quick Links | Links to national resources on school health topics, including National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Issue Briefs and Position Statements |
| In Minnesota | Links to Minnesota-specific resources on school health topics |
| NASN Issue Briefs | "An informational report (inclusive of NASN's position and rationale, as pertinent) about a school nurse or health issue impacting children and/or schools." |
| NASN Position Statements | "Expressions of the opinions, beliefs, or official positions taken by the organization on issues related to health or to school nursing. Summarizing historical, political, or scientific aspects of an issue and serves as official viewpoint that can be shared with others." |
