School Nurse Resources

Research shows that children begin to self-medicate at around age 11 — in fifth and sixth grades. This free multimedia educational program is designed to build children’s knowledge about OTC medicine safety and encourage responsible behavior. The program features resources for teachers, school nurses, and families, as well as a variety of games, a Bonus Trivia Quiz, and videos in English and Spanish.

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Kenvue – NASN Podcast Series

NASN Executive Director Donna Mazyck discusses over-the-counter medication administration, safety, storage, carry, and disposal best practices in schools with medical professionals and a student in this three-part series of the NASN School Nurse Chat podcast.

Safe Administration of OTC Medications in Schools

Improving OTC Med Safety in Your School Community

Safe Storage, Carry, and Disposal of OTC Medicine

Family Resources

A household guide to OTC medicine safety, plus at-home activities to help make responsible medicine use a priority for the whole family. Family resources are available in English and Spanish.

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Family Video Letter (English/Spanish)

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Family Activities (English/Spanish)

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Family Letter (English/Spanish)

Games and Videos

Engage young people with interactive online games, quizzes, videos, and a digital storybook to reinforce over-the-counter medicine safety.

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Videos (English & Spanish)

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Trivia Game

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Resources from NASN

Visit these websites for additional resources from NASN.

NASN Guidelines

OTC Medicine Safety Coalition

The Over-the-Counter Medicine Safety Coalition is a public-private partnership that brings together external partners in the non-profit and education world to collaborate, ideate, and scale best practices for the Kenvue-developed OTC Medicine Safety health literacy program.