April
23, 1998
									Contact:
Kathryn Ballenger
									                (804)
924-0115
											





MEDIA ADVISORY
PANEL PRESENTATION ON SCHOOL NURSING AND HEALTH


	A panel discussion on school nursing and the health needs of
school children will be presented Wednesday, May 6, at the University of
Virginia's McLeod Hall auditorium at 6 p.m.
       	Panelists will include U.Va.Dean of Nursing Jeanette Lancaster,
who will discuss current activities which U.Va. supports that advance
school nursing and school-age health.
	Julie Novak, chair of the Albemarle County School Health
Advisory Board and a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, will
highlight the many health needs of school children and the impact school
nurses have on health in the community.
            Frances Bonardi, vice president for hospital services at
Martha Jefferson Hospital, will talk about current activities at MJH
that support school nursing and school-age health.
	State Sen. Emily Couric will discuss current legislative issues
related to children's health. 
	The event recognizes National Nurse Day and is sponsored by the
Beta Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau nursing society.
    	 For more information, contact Kathryn Ballenger at (804)
924-0115 or kjb@virginia.edu Television reporters should contact our TV
News Office at (804) 924-7550.

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