Health

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• Guidelines for Blood Glucose Self-monitoring in Connecticut Schools

  Recommendations for developing policies that help students with diabetes monitor their blood glucose levels in school settings.

• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child

  The WSCC model provides an infrastructure for schools to engage students, families, staff, and the community to improve the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development of every child.

• Act_21-46_Resources_for_Families_and_Students

  An Act Concerning Social Equity and the Health, Safety, and Education of Children.

• Clinical Procedure Guidelines for Connecticut School Nurses

  These guidelines are intended to help school nurses develop the procedural aspects of individual health care plans for students with special health care needs and in providing task-specific training for other school personnel, when indicated.

• Learning and Diabetes

  Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in school-aged children, affecting approximately 215,000 young people in the United States, or about 1 in every 400 to 500 young people under 20 years of age.