PRINTER'S NO. 759
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
138
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, DINNIMAN, BROOKS, VOGEL, FONTANA,
FARNESE, SANTARSIERO, BARTOLOTTA, BROWNE, MUTH, KILLION,
BREWSTER, MARTIN, SCHWANK, HUGHES, SABATINA, BAKER, COSTA,
BLAKE AND FOLMER, MAY 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 8, 2019, as "School Nurse Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Students are the future and by investing in them
today we are ensuring our world for tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, Families deserve to feel confident that their
children will be cared for when they are at school; and
WHEREAS, All students have a right to have their physical and
mental health needs safely met while in the school setting; and
WHEREAS, Students today face more complex and life-
threatening health problems requiring care in school; and
WHEREAS, School nurses have served a critical role in
improving public health and ensuring students' academic success
for more than 100 years; and
WHEREAS, School nurses address the home and community factors
that impact students' health; and
WHEREAS, School nurses are professional nurses who advance
the well-being, academic success and life-long achievements of
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students by serving on the front lines and providing a critical
safety net for our nation's most fragile children; and
WHEREAS, School nurses act as a liaison to the school
community, families and health care providers on behalf of
children's health by promoting wellness and improving health
outcomes for our nation's children; and
WHEREAS, School nurses support the health and educational
success of children and youths by providing access to care when
children's cognitive development is at its peak; and
WHEREAS, School nurses are members of school-based teams to
address the school population; and
WHEREAS, School nurses understand the link between health and
learning and are in a position to make a positive difference for
children every day; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 8, 2019, as "School
Nurse Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate celebrate and acknowledge the:
(1) Accomplishments of school nurses in Pennsylvania and
across the United States.
(2) Efforts of school nurses to meet the needs of
today's students by improving the delivery of health care in
our schools.
(3) Contribution of school nurses to local communities
by helping students stay healthy in school and ready to learn
and keeping parents and guardians at work.
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