Gloucester County School Nurses Association
"You cannot educate a child that is not healthy, and you cannot keep a child healthy that is not educated."
Available August 2024
24-25 Scholarship
Application
~ Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Former Surgeon General of the United States
About us
Our mission:
We, the Gloucester County School Nurses Association, will give support and encouragement to each member to empower their students to achieve their individual learning potential by promoting optimal health, wellness and safety.
Vision:
The members of the GCSNA ensure the importance of health and well being of each student in their individual school districts. We are dedicated to communicate and demonstrate our concerns and our commitment for our students. As a result, each student will feel that he or she is valued as a member of our school communities.
Values:
- Provide each student with a safe and caring environment that enables him or her to develop healthy decision making skills.
- Monitor the physical, social and emotional wellness of each child.
- Collaborate as a group to provide updated information to our school districts and students.
- Model healthy habits to all students.
Your Executive Board
Cindy Cobb
President
Michelle Frost
Vice President
Amy Wilson
Recording Secretary
Laurie Drank
Corresponding Secretary
Angela Blomquist
Treasurer
Sarah Weng
Webmaster
CarolAnn Wesh
Membership Coordinator
Committee Chairpersons:
Sunshine: Laurie Drank
Annual Dinner Committee:
Angela Blomquist, Laurie Drank,
CarolAnn Wesh, Amy Wilson
Education: Holly Verrichia
Scholarship: Kathy Dreger
State Liaison: Cindy Cobb
Resources
*These links will take you to sites outside the GCSNA web site, and are provided for your information. The Gloucester County School Nurses Association assumes no responsibility for the content of external sites.
- NASN
- NJSSNA
- NJDOE Keeping Kids Healthy
- NJDOE Administrative Codes and Statues
- NJDOH Immunization Info
- NJDOH Communicable/Outbreaks
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- SchoolNurse.com Alerts
- NJ Public Health Alerts
- New Jersey State Nurses Association
- NJ Board of Nursing
- Gloucester County Health Department
Continuing Education Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Openings for the 24-25 school year:
News and Advocacy
- Updated Sports Physical Evaluation- 5/22/2024
- NJDOH Guidelines for the Control of Outbreaks in School Exclusion List -April, 2024 update
- Immunization Regulations for Children Attending School/ Higher Education-Feb, 2024 update
- American Lung Association Asthma Action Form- as of 2024-25, do NOT use PACNJ form
- Implementation Guidance: Requirement to Provide Access to Free Menstrual Products in Public Schools for Students in Grades Six through Twelve -May 1st, 2024
Events and Photo Gallery
Donations drive for
Ronald McDonald House
Annual Dinner
January Social at Terra Nova
Meeting Minutes