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Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Toolkit: Educating Families About Early Detection Screening for Type 1 Diabetes

Release date: 05/30/2024
Expiration date: 05/30/2029

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Description
As champions of student health, school nurses are in a unique position to educate parents and families about T1D and the benefits of early detection through screening. While T1D is a lifelong autoimmune disease that cannot be prevented, early detection, and monitoring can help individuals to reduce the risk of life-threatening complications and hospitalization as well as better plan for and manage a potential diagnosis.

NASN’s Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Toolkit: Educating Families About Early Detection Screening for Type 1 Diabetes provides evidence-based recommendations to assist the school nurse and other school leaders in raising awareness and educating families about T1D and T1D screening options to facilitate conversations with their family’s healthcare provider. Multiple resources are included in the toolkit to facilitate these conversations.

Lead Author
National Association of School Nurses

Reviewers
Andrea A. Ferguson, BSN, RN, CSN
Elizabeth Hinkson, MSN RN-BC NCSN
Sharon-Rose Gargula MSN, RN, NCSN

NASN Lead
Mr. Rodney La Point, MSN, RN

Funding Statement
This activity is supported by a contribution from Sanofi. NASN policies restrict funders from controlling program content.

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