The Relentless School Nurse: Quick Survey, Lasting Impact

As healthcare professionals, we face a critical juncture in addressing firearm injuries and fatalities. The “This Is Our Lane” initiative is urgently seeking your input to strengthen efforts in gun violence prevention. This Is Our Lane was created with this purpose in mind—a resource and advocacy initiative aimed at equipping healthcare providers to address gun violence prevention as a public health issue. The soon-to-be-released, This Is Our Lane Resource Guide, will be a practical tool to help navigate these crucial conversations effectively. And we are looking for your input!

As a member of the This Is Our Lane Advisory Council, I am especially urging my school nurse colleagues to participate in this survey. As frontline school-based healthcare providers, school nurses have unique insights and experiences that are essential to this research. Our frequent student and school community interactions provide invaluable perspectives on discussing firearm safety effectively. Nurses’ input is critical to ensuring our resources are practical, relevant, and impactful across all healthcare settings.

This Is Our Lane in partnership with Rice University (IRB-FY2025-106)  seeks to maximize the impact of the coming Resource Guide through a brief but crucial survey. Your insights are invaluable in understanding the challenges of discussing firearm safety with our students/families/school communities and shaping future resources.

🔹Here is How You Can Help:

✅ Take this brief survey—your feedback will directly shape future resources. 
✅ Share it with your colleagues, students, and extended networks!
✅ Enter to win one of five $200 Visa gift cards for participating!
✅ Explore the website to learn more about this lifesaving initiative.

Your immediate participation is vital to preserving and building upon the progress made in gun violence prevention. By contributing your insights now, you can help shape evidence-based policies that could withstand political shifts and continue to save lives.

The survey closes at the end of this month. I urge you to complete it and share it within your professional networks. Your expertise is crucial in maintaining a public health approach to this critical issue, especially as it faces significant political challenges.

Together, we can transform how the healthcare community addresses gun violence prevention. Your participation today could make a lasting impact on public safety and health policy for years to come.