Thank you Dr. Wanda Montalvo PhD, RN, FAAN for sharing this actionable fact check reminder. Social media moves at the speed of messages and we are living through a time when unchecked facts have negatively impacted public health. Whether it is misinformation, disinformation, or confirmation, S.I.F.T. first before sharing is a good rule of thumb.
University of Colorado, Boulder has an excellent guide to S.I.F.T: Strategy: Evaluating News
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Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN is a Nationally Certified School Nurse, in her 24th year as a New Jersey school nurse in the Camden City School District. Robin is the New Jersey Director for the National Association of School Nurses. She is proud to be a Johnson & Johnson School Health Leadership Fellow and past program mentor. Robin has been honored by multiple awards for her work in school nursing and population health. She serves as faculty in the School Nurse Certificate Program at Rutgers University-Camden School of Nursing. Robin writes The Relentless School Nurse, a popular blog. Her extensive work in school nursing was included as a case study in the National Academies of Medicine Future of Nursing 2030 report. You can follow Robin on Twitter at @RobinCogan.
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