Asthma-friendly schools AFS are safe and supportive environments for children with asthma where school policies and practices help students better manage their asthma.
NACP funds 25 state and territorial asthma programs to help them:. Learn more about evidence-based strategies to address asthma in schools — and how state asthma programs are successfully implementing them:. Asthma self-management education AS-ME teaches children with asthma and their caregivers how to monitor symptoms, manage medications to prevent asthma attacks, and respond to asthma-related problems.
Many state asthma programs provide training to school nurses or school-based health center staff to deliver AS-ME to their students. State asthma programs and their partners work together to create professional development and training opportunities for school district staff, administrators, teachers, parents, and coaches to learn about asthma and indoor air quality.
From September to February , RHA educated 1, adult caregivers, including school staff and parents, in school districts across Chicago and Cook County. IAQ Tools For Schools is an action kit that provides guidance and tools to ensure good air quality in schools.
State asthma programs help schools connect students with clinical care in a variety of ways, including giving school nurses access to electronic health record EHR systems, developing and using asthma action plans in schools, and offering training and technical assistance to school-based health centers.
CDC Healthy Schools also funds states to strengthen school health services that help to manage chronic conditions like asthma. As a result, an asthma action plan has been added to the school-based health center EHR. There may be only one Representative per organization. Terms of more than two years are contingent upon the renewal of the Committee charter by appropriate action prior to its termination.
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Date Dr. Francis V. Collins, Director, NIH. On this page. AAFA offers healthcare professionals continuing education opportunities online and onsite. We also offer programs and materials to help you educate professionals who work with patients and patients.
These programs can be used in the classroom, in-home and at the worksite. Programs range from providing basic information about asthma and allergies to advanced disease management skills. In addition, we have posters, fact sheets and brochures in attractive, easy-to-read designs and formats. Some are also available in Spanish. AAFA offers a variety of educational materials and tools for patients of all ages.
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