Announcements
- Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society (TAAIS) published a list of physicians who are willing to prescribe unassigned Epinephrine and Bronchodilators to Texas school districts.
- The School Health Program has published a Spanish language translation of the School Health Advisory Council: a Guide for Texas School Districts. Both the English and Spanish versions can be found on the School Health Advisory Council webpage.
- The Opioid Antagonist – Required Reporting of Administered Opioid Antagonist Medication to DSHS is now posted. Any school campus that adopts an opioid antagonist medication administration policy must use this report when a school personnel member or school volunteer administers an opioid antagonist.
- The School Health Program created the Guidelines for Schools Reporting Opioid Antagonists Administration to assist any school personnel member or school volunteer who is reporting an administration of an opioid antagonist on their school campus.
- Additional opioid antagonist resources have been added to the DSHS Required Reporting Forms webpage. These resources include links to prevention toolkits, standing orders, and more.