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SWAEC- School Nurse Academy

Arkansas’s poverty rate of 17.2% is the seventh highest in the US, only surpassed by Louisiana and Mississippi in the South. Kids Count data indicates that 24% of children in Arkansas live in poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this issue, with many more children and families in the crisis of poverty than ever before.
School nurses see the impact of poverty on student health, firsthand. It affects students in a variety of ways. It can be seen via health issues stemming from food insecurity, poor housing, homelessness, or limited access to medical care for illnesses. Students who are living in the crisis of poverty have higher rates of hospital admissions, disability days, and death rates.
Content to be provided but not limited to:
The differences between generational poverty, working class poverty, immigrant poverty, situational poverty, and depression era poverty
How poverty is internalized as a personal deficiency
Barriers perceived by people in poverty when dealing with those not in poverty
Poverty as a social determinant of health
Techniques for understanding and valuing oral and print culture communication styles
Ways to motivate and provide meaningful incentives to people fighting poverty
4.25 Contact Hours will be provided.
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Important Session Information:

For SWAEC Professional Development Consortium member districts, the fee for this session has been waived. Members and non-members will be assessed a “no show” fee if you register and do not attend. In the event of cancellation, registrants will be notified by email (address tied to escWorks) and no one will be charged a fee.

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Session ID:
464580

Credits Available:
(6) Hours

Seats Filled:
28 / 40

Fee:
$15.00

Contact Person:
Monica L Morris

Instructor(s):
KIM HOOKS
Cheria McDonald
Lori Arnette

Audiences:
School Nurse

Date	Time	Location

9/21/2022	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative - _Main Building - 3rd Floor Attic