The School Nurses of California Foundation
supporting the work of school nurses through partnerships and programs that improve student well-being and academic success.
supporting the work of school nurses through partnerships and programs that improve student well-being and academic success.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, is National School Nurse Day!
SNOCF honors all school nurses who are making a difference in the lives of children every day! Protecting and promoting student health, facilitating optimal development, and advancing academic success.
SNOCF honors all school nurses who are making a difference in the lives of children every day! Protecting and promoting student health, facilitating optimal development, and advancing academic success.
Announcing Exciting News!

Heartiest congratulations and immense pride go to the UCI-SNOCF Collaborative Research Team (which includes several members of our Board of Directors & Advisory Board) for the recent publication of their article titled “Exploration of California School Nurse perspectives on the impact of COVID-19” which was recently published in the March 2023 edition of Public Health Nursing.
*For the link to the article abstract, click here.
The publication of this research article is the culmination of a collaborative research project between SNOCF and UCI that was done in 2021 to learn about and understand the impact of COVID-19 on California school nurses and school health services. SNOCF had previously shared the preliminary findings of the team’s research at a break-out session during CSNO’s annual conference in 2022.
*For the link to this PPT presentation, click here.
*For the link to the article abstract, click here.
The publication of this research article is the culmination of a collaborative research project between SNOCF and UCI that was done in 2021 to learn about and understand the impact of COVID-19 on California school nurses and school health services. SNOCF had previously shared the preliminary findings of the team’s research at a break-out session during CSNO’s annual conference in 2022.
*For the link to this PPT presentation, click here.
More Important News to Share!
Please click here for the link to the following article titled "Positive Childhood Experiences/Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs)... " that was recently written by our physician Board Member, Suzanne Frank, MD, FAAP, and was published in the April 2023 edition of the CA-1 Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Insider News! This information is very important for school nurses, parents, and others to understand in order to help foster successful student learning. Congratulations, Dr. Frank!
Please click here for the link to the following article titled "Positive Childhood Experiences/Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs)... " that was recently written by our physician Board Member, Suzanne Frank, MD, FAAP, and was published in the April 2023 edition of the CA-1 Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Insider News! This information is very important for school nurses, parents, and others to understand in order to help foster successful student learning. Congratulations, Dr. Frank!
Our MISSION: The School Nurses of California Foundation supports the work of school nurses through partnerships and programs that improve student well-being and academic success.
Our VISION: California students and school communities have the resources to live healthy successful lives. Our Current FOCUS: SNOCF's current focus is to support the wellbeing of school nurses with efforts to enhance their visibility, to promote their achievements, to offer collaboration, and to collect data on their workloads. |
SNOCF’s Values & Vision Statement on Representation, Equity & Inclusion
The School Nurses of California Foundation believes that racism, prejudice, and discrimination harm all children, and have a profoundly negative effect on their school achievement, health, self-efficacy, and social-emotional growth. As such, SNOCF is committed to supporting the health and educational needs of all students, regardless of race, culture, linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic status, or disability.
SNOCF strives for representation, equity, and inclusion with all activities and programs to create equal opportunity for grants, research, professional development opportunities for school nurses, community partnerships, and other philanthropic efforts. Additionally, SNOCF actively recruits and welcomes persons from all races, backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, ages, and abilities to its Board of Directors.
SNOCF strives for representation, equity, and inclusion with all activities and programs to create equal opportunity for grants, research, professional development opportunities for school nurses, community partnerships, and other philanthropic efforts. Additionally, SNOCF actively recruits and welcomes persons from all races, backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, ethnicities, ages, and abilities to its Board of Directors.
The School Nurses of California Foundation is proud to recognize the following Community Partners for their continued tremendous support:
The School Nurses of California Foundation (SNOCF) provides financial support for:
- Projects and Programs to help keep California students healthy and ready to learn.
- Data Collection, Reports, and Technology Tools that focus on improving school health or school health services.
- School Nurses who conduct and publish research that contributes to the body of knowledge for the practice of school nursing and school health.
The school nurse strives to strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children. (CEC 49426)