Health Office Management
Guidelines
- Manual For School Health Programs
- Emergency Guidelines for Schools and Childcare (2021)
- SN CHAT – School Nurse Chronic Health Assessment Tool (2021)
- Medication Administration in Missouri Schools: Guidelines for Training School Personnel (2020)
- Missouri School Asthma Manual
- Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel Manual For School Health Programs (NIH)
- DMMP, IHP, Emergency Care Plans
- Guidelines for Allergy Prevention and Response
- School Nurse Interventions to Promote Healthy Weight
- Oral Health: Preventive Services Program (PSP)
- Oral Health educational tools Narrated Presentations – K-12 series (English, 2020)
- E-learning and Edutainment tools for training
- Blood-Borne Pathogens - Guideline
Screening
- Guidelines for Hearing Screening (2021)
- Guidelines for Vision Screening (2021)
- Guidelines for Growth Screening in Missouri Schools
Resources
- HOO 2021 Program Module Library
- Guidelines for Child Abuse and Neglect Reports (2020)
- School Health Advisory Council Guide
Infection Control and Prevention
- Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases
- COVID-19
- Rapid Antigen Testing Program. Provides rapid antigen test kits at no cost for schools. Application required. Email AntigenTesting@dese.mo.gov with any questions.
The following COVID-19 testing programs are available to all Missouri public, private and charter schools.
Publications
- Emergency Medications: Policies and Practices in Missouri Schools 2018 (Issue Brief)
- DHSS Hand washing and Infection Prevention Campaign Materials
- Children’s Mental Health Report (CDC)
- Missouri’s After School Snacks and Supper Program in At-Risk Areas
- Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health
- Speaking Education’s Language
- DHSS Bureau of Special Health Care Needs Brochure
- State School Health Policy Matrix (2014)
- Thinking Outside the Box: Building and Sustaining School Health Programs in State Health Agencies without Dedicated Funding
- DHSS Traumatic Brain Injury Brochure
- DHSS Traumatic Brain Injury Flyer
- The Missouri Greenbook, Living with Brain Injury