COMMUNITY ACHIEVE RS
After spending the majority of the 202021 school year heading the Mustang Public School' s C OVID -19 Response Team, distri ct lead nurse Tammy Kain has been selected by Project SWITCH to be one of 14 school nurses in Oklahoma to participate in a CDC leadership program designed to assist schools in adjusting to the challenges of COVID-19.
Project SWITCH (Strengthening Wellness and Improving Teachers and Children's Health) is
a one-year supplemental program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the goal of providing training and assistance to schools on the implementation of the CDC's COVID-19 school-based guidance in the areas of physical activity, chronic disease management, social emotional climate, nutrition services, and supporting high risk/ vulnerable populations.
As part of the project, t hose selected will attend monthly meetings and receive additional training. A region of the state will be assigned to each member of Project SWITCH, and nurses like Kain will conduct virtual
Communities of Practice meetings to disseminate CDC information and provide professional support to individuals at other schools in the region.
According to Project SWITCH, other school nurses also named as regional contacts include: Shelly Haskins, Medford; David Coates, Stillwater; Renita Dotson, A rd more; Courtney Williams, Norman; Mendi M cA lester, Wilburt on; Ruby Red field, As her; Alicia Cupps, Ada; Amanda Bellamy, Maryetta; Brandi
Glasscock, Collinsville; Kee ma Kin chen, Star Spencer; and Kelly Gorton, Jenks. Named as additional support were Lindsay Sinkbeil, Sand Springs; and Sheffield Southall, Clinton.
Also part of the Project SWITCH program are physical education instructors. Regional contacts include: Alesa Murrow, Al va; Chase Langley, Yukon; Sarah Ehrlich, Still water; Virginia Mitchell, Lone Grove; Nan Schuchman, Norman; Kent Vernon,
Caney; Malorie Estes, Madill; Whitney Tucker, Morris; T era Webb, Muskogee; Mike Carter, Sand Springs; Amy Cox, Mid- Del; Lisa Ashford, Edmond; Jon Mize, Tulsa; and Christina Gould, Broken Arrow. Named as additional support were Ianthi Shields, Oklahoma City; and Dani Wood, Dover.