Robin Cogan

The Relentless School Nurse: The Battle for Public Media – Protecting PBS, CPB, and Our Communities As a school nurse, I have always considered public media to be a lifeline—one that informs families, supports schools, and reaches our most vulnerable children and communities in times of crisi…

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As a school nurse, I have always considered public media to be a lifeline—one that informs families, supports schools, and reaches our most vulnerable children and communities in times of crisis and calm.

The Relentless School Nurse: Voting for Health – How Nurses and Midwives Can Drive Civic Engagement Are you ready to see nurses leading the way in civic engagement? As a school nurse who is passionate about empowering our profession, I’m always eager to share opportunities that allow nurses and m…

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Are you ready to see nurses leading the way in civic engagement? As a school nurse passionate about empowering our profession, I’m always eager to share opportunities that encourage nurses to be advocates—not just for health, but for democracy as well.

The Relentless School Nurse: Get Involved Now – Respond to the EPA’s Proposed Rollback on Pollution Protections This Is a Health Emergency—Not Just a Policy Debate As school nurses, we see what happens when a child can’t catch their breath—and we’re not speaking in metaphors. We witness the panic in a studen…

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This Is a Health Emergency—Not Just a Policy Debate

As school nurses, we see what happens when a child can’t catch their breath—and we’re not speaking in metaphors. We witness the panic in a student’s eyes during an asthma attack.

The Relentless School Nurse: Get Involved Now – Respond to the EPA’s Proposed Rollback on Pollution Protections This Is a Health Emergency—Not Just a Policy Debate As school nurses, we see what happens when a child can’t catch their breath—and we’re not speaking in metaphors. We witness the panic in a studen…

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This Is a Health Emergency—Not Just a Policy Debate

As school nurses, we see what happens when a child can’t catch their breath—and we’re not speaking in metaphors. We witness the panic in a student’s eyes during an asthma attack.

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The Relentless School Nurse: A Tranformational Visit to the LBJ Presidential Library I had the unique and deeply moving experience of touring the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library with dear school nurse colleagues/friends. We were in Austin for the National Association of Sc…

I had the unique and deeply moving experience of touring the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library with dear school nurse colleagues/friends. It was a powerful call to action. LBJ believed that government could be a force for good.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Do You Believe No Child in America Should Go Hungry? Congress Has Other Priorities. Read another powerful message from the OpEd Nurses,  Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills, that was just published in USA Today. It delivers a stark warning: more than 13 million American children are go…

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Read another powerful message from the OpEd Nurses @donnagaffney.bsky.social & @nurseteria.bsky.social It delivers a stark warning: More than 13 million American children are going hungry, and recent political decisions are making the crisis worse.

The Relentless School Nurse: Building Bridges – A New Tool to Strengthen Care Coordination Between School Nurses and Health Care Providers Efficient care coordination for children with chronic and complex health needs demands not just strong individual efforts, but robust, interdisciplinary collaboration among school nurses, pediatric…

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Efficient care coordination for children with chronic and complex health needs demands not just strong individual efforts, but robust, interdisciplinary collaboration among school nurses, pediatricians, families, and other professionals.

The Relentless School Nurse: When Federal Funding Disappears—We Must Double Down on Advocacy for Safety Reuters Exclusive: Trump administration slashed federal funding for gun violence prevention Another headline, another gut punch to those of us on the frontlines of community health and school safet…

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The Relentless School Nurse: When Federal Funding Disappears—We Must Double Down on Advocacy for Safety
Another headline, another gut punch to those of us on the frontlines of community health and school safety.

The Relentless School Nurse: Do You Believe No Child in America Should Go Hungry? Congress Has Other Priorities. Read another powerful message from the OpEd Nurses,  Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills, that was just published in USA Today. It delivers a stark warning: more than 13 million American children are go…

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Read another powerful message from the OpEd Nurses @donnagaffney.bsky.social & @nurseteria.bsky.social It delivers a stark warning: More than 13 million American children are going hungry, and recent political decisions are making the crisis worse.

The Relentless School Nurse: A Tranformational Visit to the LBJ Presidential Library I had the unique and deeply moving experience of touring the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library with dear school nurse colleagues/friends. We were in Austin for the National Association of Sc…

I had the unique and deeply moving experience of touring the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library with dear school nurse colleagues/friends. It was a powerful call to action. LBJ believed that government could be a force for good.

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Congratulations on learning absolutely nothing about making deals with him, Senator.

Moral education is the answer to our moral rot.

But the devil is in the details and will there be anyone left we trust to teach as we slide further down?

The Relentless School Nurse: Building Bridges – A New Tool to Strengthen Care Coordination Between School Nurses and Health Care Providers Efficient care coordination for children with chronic and complex health needs demands not just strong individual efforts, but robust, interdisciplinary collaboration among school nurses, pediatric…

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Efficient care coordination for children with chronic and complex health needs demands not just strong individual efforts, but robust, interdisciplinary collaboration among school nurses, pediatricians, families, and other professionals.

And a meme from MeidasTouch to enhance the message:

Breaking from the Office of Pres. Obama:

"Our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.

A blurry cell phone pic of a barred owl sitting on a branch in twilight

The world breaks my heart every day in multiple ways, but also a bluebird alerted me to a barred owl this evening

Beyond the Noise | Paul Offit | Substack Cutting to the chase on important health topics. Click to read Beyond the Noise, by Paul Offit, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Beyond the Noise
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Will do! thanks for the tag

Pay attention ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @robincogan.bsky.social @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social #disabilities #inclusion

The Relentless School Nurse: The Importance of Stepping Away This was the first sunset from our family vacation in Corolla, North Carolina. We just returned from a much-needed week off.  After time away with my family this summer, trading alarms and schedule…

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This was the first sunset from our family vacation in Corolla, North Carolina. We just returned from a much-needed week off. After time away with my family this summer, trading alarms and schedules for slow breakfasts and lots of laughter...

At a Senate hearing called “Voices of the Vaccine Injured”, Senator Ron Johnson handed the microphone to anti-vaccine activists instead of scientific experts. People with ties to Children’s Health Defense (yes, that’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s group)
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Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Thanks for sharing Joan!

Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples #science #healthcare

The Relentless School Nurse: The Importance of Stepping Away This was the first sunset from our family vacation in Corolla, North Carolina. We just returned from a much-needed week off.  After time away with my family this summer, trading alarms and schedule…

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This was the first sunset from our family vacation in Corolla, North Carolina. We just returned from a much-needed week off. After time away with my family this summer, trading alarms and schedules for slow breakfasts and lots of laughter...

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