AAP SCHOOL HEALTH-RELATED POLICY STATEMENTS

Asbestos Exposure in Schools (2/87, reaffirmed 4/97)
Basic Life Support Training in Schools (1/93, reaffirmed 2/97)
Condom Availability for Youth (2/95)
Corporal Punishment in the Schools (8/00)
Education of Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (6/00)
Guidelines for the Administration of Medication in School (9/93, reaffirmed 9/97)
Guidelines for Urgent Care in School (7/91)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Education in Schools (5/98)
Inappropriate Use of School "Readiness" Tests (3/95, reaffirmed 4/98)
Integrated School Health Services (9/94)
Health Appraisal Guidelines for Day Camps and Residential Camps (13/00)
Home, Hospital and Other Non-School Based Instruction (2/92)
Organized Athletics for Preadolescent Children (9/89, reaffirmed 10/92)
Pediatrician's role in Development and Implementation of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and/or an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) (7/99)
Physical Fitness and Activity in the Schools (5/00)
Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in School Settings (4/93)
Qualifications and Utilization of Nursing Personnel Delivering Health Services in Schools (4/87, reaffirmed 6/90)
Role of the Physician in School (2/92)
Role of the Schools in Combating Substance Abuse (5/95)
School Bus Transportation of Children With Special Needs (1/94)
School Health Assessments (4/00)
School Transportation Safety (5/96)
Do Not Resuscitate Orders in Schools (4/00)

Provision of Educationally-Related Services for Children & Adolescents with Chronic Diseases and Disabling Conditions (2/00)
Contraception and Adolescents (11/99)
Integrated School Health Services (9/94)


OTHER AAP SCHOOL HEALTH RESOURCES

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Phone: 800/433-9016
Fax: 847/228-5097
Web site: www.aap.org

  • School Health: Policy and Practice Manual, 5th ed. (order through AAP Division of Publications)
  • AAP Publications Catalogs
  • School Health Education State Legislation Packet (to order, contact the AAP Division of Chapter and State Affairs; one copy is complimentary for all AAP members; additional copies or copies for nonmembers are $25.00 each)
  • Other contacts: Chapter Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Executive Directors Committee on School health Chapter-Level Chairpersons Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Facilitators