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Drug Free Clubs of America has over 7,300 active student and faculty staff members and clubs in 45+ schools in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and California.   If your child’s school isn’t currently on the map, then here’s some information about starting a chapter: https://lnkd.in/gYDxv3jp #DFCAparent #DFCAengagment #teens #drugfree #teachers #educators #druguseprevention #healthyteens #safeteens #drugfreecommunities #peerpressure #communitiesagainstdrugs #parentsagainstdrugs #makinggoodchoices #saynotodrugs #positivereinforcement #drugfreeclubs #youthdrugprevention #drugfreeschoolprograms #DrugFreeClubsofAmerica

📰 Check out this article! 📰 If you're interested in how California colleges are taking proactive steps to address overdose risks on campus, you don't want to miss this insightful piece by CalMatters. Learn about the initiative to distribute Narcan, a life-saving medication, and its potential impact on student health and safety. Click the link below to read more: Read the article #HigherEducation #Narcan #StudentHealth #SafetyInitiatives #CaliforniaColleges https://lnkd.in/duEAKTY7

Normalizing advertising to kids!! Minimize perception of risk, hook them early and you have a customer for life!! Parents!! Vape shops are definitely talking to your kids about the products they sell. Are you? Connect with Prevention Education Works to schedule drug prevention education presentations for your students. Website link here: https://lnkd.in/gyh658FQ #students #health #education #publichealth #educators #independentschools

IDPH updates standing order to allow schools to administrator opioid antagonists | The Department of Public Health said Thursday it has updated a standing order that allows school officials to administer naloxone and other opioid antagonists. [Health News Illinois] The order allows schools to obtain a supply of medications that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose without a prescription. Additionally, a school nurse or other person trained in their use may administer them on school property.  The revision also adds nalmefene as an approved opioid antagonist. “This updated standing order will ensure Illinois schools have the authority to use this treatment to prevent tragedies,” said agency Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “While we continue to work vigilantly to steer young people away from misuse of opioids and other substances, a public health approach requires us to do everything in our power to reduce harm — preventing the most tragic and permanent consequences of these substances.” A state law that went into effect this year requires public and private schools to keep a supply of opioid antagonists on hand. Last school year saw 10 reported instances where school personnel administered an opioid antagonist to a student with signs of an overdose, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education. #opioids #schoolcrisis #behavioralhealth #publichealth #socialchange #populationhealth #healthcare #dental #medicine #communityhealth  

IDPH updates standing order to allow schools to administrator opioid antagonists | The Department of Public Health said Thursday it has updated a standing order that allows school officials to administer naloxone and other opioid antagonists. [Health News Illinois] The order allows schools to obtain a supply of medications that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose without a prescription. Additionally, a school nurse or other person trained in their use may administer them on school property.  The revision also adds nalmefene as an approved opioid antagonist. “This updated standing order will ensure Illinois schools have the authority to use this treatment to prevent tragedies,” said agency Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “While we continue to work vigilantly to steer young people away from misuse of opioids and other substances, a public health approach requires us to do everything in our power to reduce harm — preventing the most tragic and permanent consequences of these substances.” A state law that went into effect this year requires public and private schools to keep a supply of opioid antagonists on hand. Last school year saw 10 reported instances where school personnel administered an opioid antagonist to a student with signs of an overdose, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education. #achieve #blackleadership #latinoleaders #opioids #schoolcrisis #behavioralhealth #publichealth #socialchange #populationhealth #healthcare #dental #medicine #communityhealth

For all my ASCA Members, the webinar is up for free that I conducted Thursday! #schoolcounselors #prevention #childhealth

SHARE is now connected to UAMS Kids First Schmieding Kids First- Springdale! Serving children with medical & developmental conditions, UAMS Schmieding Kids First- Springdale now shares ADTs, CCDs, Lab Reports, and Progress Notes via the state’s only health information exchange, State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE)! #interoperability #healthit #developmentalconditions

#ICYMI: The Campus Opioid Safety Act is vital, yet not all schools are in. We need every tool, including #Narcan, to fight. Read the full story below:

Check out our new blog post from Devora Shabtai, Onward’s Vice President of Clinical Development, who shares a powerful Pesach message about recovery. https://lnkd.in/eWYfgWDY #preventioneducation #prevention #education #recoveryispossible #recoverysupport #support #addictionawareness #addiction #addictionrecovery #jewishaddiction #keepkidssafe #alcoholawarenessmonth #blog

I like to ask questions 👯👯👯 I hope I get honest answers though💃💃 Qn 1. Who is responsible for the admission and medical forms parents send back to school with information about their child? Qn2. Do schools consider the information given important or its just for formality? QN 3. When does the immediate person (teacher) get to know about the information filled in by parents? Let's break this table now 👆👆 Share your views in the comment section👇👇 #schoolowners #teachers #admissionforms #medicalforms #educatorsunite #letstalk