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Policy, Advocacy, and Equity – Kinsey Martin
FAN Food Resource: The Giving Plate provides our families in need with weekend food through their Snack Bag program. Recently, they let us know that their donations and volunteer resources are down, while the number of families they’re serving has been up: from 130 to 700 families weekly. They are unable to meet demand and need to prioritize their core services, so the Snack Bag program is discontinued.
While this is disappointing news, there are still many ways families can access food resources. Please see the links at the bottom of this letter, with bilingual handouts listing current food resources in Bend and South County. FAN Advocates have shared this letter with impacted families. Feel free to print copies of the handouts linked there, to have available in your main office.
Want to help out? One of the best ways you can support our families is to volunteer or donate to awesome programs like The Giving Plate or directly to FAN, so they can maintain their services and programs that benefit our families. 🙂
Immigration Guidance: Please read this information carefully, and reach out with any questions.
Presidential Inauguration: Reminder: Post-inauguration, some students will be walking into your building with big feelings. The incoming administration has openly communicated upcoming changes intended to directly impact particular populations (immigrants, trans people, etc).
Counselors should be as available as possible for drop-ins if students need extra support this week. If your team knows a particular student or colleague struggled after the election in November, make time on Tuesday to have a trusted adult or friend intentionally check in with them. Thank you for your increased presence, vigilance, empathy, and grace this week.
HUMAN RESOURCES
From Andrea Wilson – Benefits and Risk Management
A reminder that employees and students should not bring pets with them to work or school. ING-AR: Animals in the Classroom or on School Property reviews the conditions and process for by which animals can visit classrooms or be on school property. If you have any questions regarding staff who identify a need for service animals, please reach out to the Human Resources Benefits team at [email protected]
NSM
NSM Updates
- Updated HMP added to the Adrenal Crisis section (p. 62)
- Links to NASN’s Clinical Practice Guideline and implementation toolkit for students with asthma have been added to the Asthma section (p. 74, 77)
- New guidance on the use of the Protected Information tab added to Health Equity section (p. 183)
- Added link to new Where To Go For Immunizations flyer under helpful links in the Immunizations section (p. 191). Spanish translation is in progress.
- Updated links to the new anaphylaxis training protocol and presentation slides in the Training for Anticipated Emergencies: Anaphylaxis section (p. 193). New guidance was added regarding informing nutrition services of students with food allergies (p. 68). And the first aid guidelines for bites/stings in the Health Room Management section (p. 42) as well as the protocol and procedure for epinephrine administration (p. 68-71) were updated to align with the new state protocol. If you notice any discrepancies between the new state protocol manual and the nurse services manual, please submit an update request using this form.
SAFETY
AED
AED Checks- Please ensure that your monthly AED and refrigerator temperature checks are completed.
Deschutes County Substance Overdose Update
1-17-25 Deschutes County Overdose Response Briefing
CALENDAR
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | INFO |
| 1/21/25 | 930-1030 | High School Nurse Meeting | Location: Microsoft Teams |
| 1/27/25 | 330-5 | OSNA Mentoring Monday (register here) | Topic – TBD |
| 1/31/25 | 10-2 | Nurse Training REQUIRED (Substitute Nurses are not required but welcome to attend!) | Deschutes County Library 601 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97703 Community Room (Brooks) |
| 2/19/25 | Immunization Exclusion Day |