NEA HIN RESOURCES PAGE:

Take a Deep Breath and Thank Your Custodian (PDF) (Hard Copy*)

This guide provides tools, tips and resources on how a custodial staff can play a role in maintaining a healthy indoor environment as well as simple strategies for developing a local association indoor air quality action plan. Developed by the NEA HIN in cooperation with NEA ESP Quality and the Carpet and Rug Institute.

Red Book. Exposure to Blood on the Job: What School Employees Need to Know (PDF- English) (PDF- Spanish) (Hard Copy)

This popular booklet (available in English & Spanish) addresses how to manage blood on the job, the steps to take to protect yourself and information on HIV and hepatitis. Created by NEA HIN.

Talking About Cervical Cancer Prevention (PDF) (Hard Copy)

The NEA Health Information Network, in partnership with the American social health association - www.ashastd.org - has produced a free resource to help NEA members and the families and students they serve make informed decisions about cervical cancer prevention. The booklet, Talking About Cervical Cancer Prevention, is a short, engaging resource that provides information about cervical cancer and the virus that causes it: the human papillomavirus (HPV). 

With these materials, you will be able to broaden awareness among education professionals about adult vaccinations, helping them to protect themselves, their schools, and their communities from vaccine-preventable illnesses. Talking About Adult Vaccination is a project of the NEA Health Information Network made possible through unrestricted educational grants provided by GlaxoSmithKline.

The NEA HIN and USDA have created The Stomach Bug Book, which is a booklet designed to inform and educate school personnel on norovirus, the spread, the prevention and provide helpful resources for the school community.  It is important that students and school personnel, such as custodians, food service workers, bus drivers and school nurses, understand the importance of hand washing and cleaning during a norovirus outbreak.