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Shawnee Mission details expanded school nursing, vaping prevention and mental-health training
Summary
District health services reported staffing levels, student health activity counts and new student-focused vaping cessation and youth mental health programs; board members asked how findings are shared with families and community partners.
Shawnee Mission School District officials updated the Board of Education on the scope and operations of its health services on the evening the district presented four discussion items.
The presentation, led by Doctor Ziegler and Coordinator of Health Services Paula Bundy, said the district employs 55 registered nurses and 17 nurse aides, including three new permanent float nurses, and logged more than 137,000 health-room visits and nearly 69,000 medication doses in the first three quarters of the school year.
The update emphasized three new or expanded student-wellness efforts. Student wellness specialist Teresa Denk Shamuda described a three-pronged approach to nicotine and vaping: curriculum-embedded…
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