Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). ACEs can include violence, abuse and growing up in a family with mental health or substance use problems. They can have lasting, negative effects on health, well-being, as well as life opportunities such as education and job potential.
Both HIPAA and FERPA are nationally mandated laws that protect information. HIPAA keeps medical records secure while FERPA keeps education records private. After reading the links below, if you have questions about FERPA/HIPAA, please email Tami. She will put the questions and answers in the next nurse’s blog.
FAN advocateswork in public schools in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties to assist students/families in need connect with essential services such as food, shelter, heating, health care, clothing and more. If you don’t know who your FAN advocate is, ask your office manager.
How is FAN funded? The FAN Foundation is a 501(c)3 that was incorporated in 2006 to help to raise funds, increase community awareness, developing resources, and support the operations of our FAN advocates’ work in Central Oregon’s schools. FAN is currently funded through School Based Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) (55%), FAN Foundation non-profit fundraising (36%) and local school districts (9%).
MEDICAID ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMING (MAC) SURVEY
What is it?? – Three days during the school year are identified as MAC Survey days. (We don’t know the specific dates until the date is near.) The MAC program reimburses districts for time spent on administrative activities associated with coordination, referral, outreach and program planning of Medicaid-covered health services. On October 6, 230pm, via Webex (you should have received a calendar invite), Sandy Schmidt, McKinney Vento Liaison and Foster Care Point of Contact for Bend-La Pine Schools will be providing a training specifically for nurses to prepare for MAC Survey Day (which will be the week of October 31). On the MAC survey day, you will log certain claimable tasks (medical, dental, vision, behavioral issues working with a student, family, and/or through planning) that you completed throughout the school day. At the end of the day, you submit a survey that documents claimable tasks that will be submitted for reimbursement to the FAN.
Don’t stress, Sandy will go over everything in the training and is available to help on MAC survey day.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
For those that were unable to attend the Care Solace training on August 30th, there will be a condensed training on Wednesday, September 28, from 230-3pm. Please let me know if you are interested in attending this virtual training.
CULTURE OF CARE
As the school year gets up and running, your Culture of Care team wanted to reach out and share what they are up to! Lots of resources, opportunities and collaboration across our region this year. Please check it all out using the link below and let us know if you have any questions.
The direct link to the First Step app that was previously featured on middle and high school iPads has been replaced with direct links to the apps our students use the most: Safe Oregon and YouthLine.
As a reminder, these two resources also continue to be featured on the back of all student IDs for those in grades six through 12.
First Step continues to be a resource for our families:
Bend-La Pine Schools :: Student Mental HealthBend-La Pine Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by law, in any of its programs and activities and provides equal access to the designated youth organizations in the Boy Scouts of America …www.bend.k12.or.us
REPORTING A BIAS INCIDENT
Each of us is responsible to ensure that students, families, staff, and community members feel a sense of belonging and dignity in our schools. This involves actively promoting equity and inclusion, and standing up against harmful acts that run counter to these values.
If you observe or experience a bias incident, report it right away:
We have officially completed our first week of the school year!!! And we are actually doing things that are not COVID related!!! As we all begin to get wrapped up into the school year, I want you all to remember to take care of YOU! As nurses we get so focused on taking care of others that we forget to take care of ourselves!!!! I have included some self-care ideas/thoughts in this week’s blog. Take care!
In reality, the term self-care–as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)–is the ability of an individual to promote and maintain health, to prevent disease, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider.
Bend-La Pine School employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Work-Life Services through Uprise Health. This benefit is free and extends to anyone living in the employee’s home. The following support services are available:
24-hour crisis support
Confidential counseling
Work-life services, including finance and legal services
*Remember….sometimes a 3rd or 4th dose is needed before EMS arrives. If NARCAN is being administered, have someone go to a different AED cabinet to get another box for additional dosing (if needed).
