Initiating Change: Creating an
Asthma-Friendly School is a toolkit developed to help advocates at the
district and school levels persuade people in their schools and communities
of the importance of asthma-friendly schools.
Toolkit User Guide
[PDF 310K]
Creating an Asthma-Friendly School Video
This 13-minute video shows what an
asthma-friendly school is and how to make schools asthma-friendly.
View Creating
an Asthma-Friendly School at CDC's podcast site.
To view
the video on your DVD player or to show it to a large group, order a free
copy by e-mailing cdcinfo@cdc.gov or
calling 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636).
Tools for Planning and Facilitating a Showing of the
Video
 E-mail template
[doc 25K].
This e-mail template provides sample text you can use or adapt to promote a
showing of the Creating an Asthma-Friendly School video.
Newsletter article template [doc 30K].
This newsletter article template provides sample text you can use or adapt to share
information about asthma among school-age youth and to
promote the Creating an Asthma-Friendly School video and
Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly School
toolkit. This article can be
customized for your local school, district, state, or organizational
newsletter.
Facilitator’s Guide to Creating an
Asthma-Friendly School Video
[PDF 90K]. This guide assists you in
presenting the video to a variety of audiences. The guide provides a brief
summary of the video, learning objectives, and pre- and post-viewing
questions.
Tools for Making Your School Asthma-Friendly
How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? (NAEPP, updated 2008)
[PDF 140K]. Use this eight-item questionnaire
to find out how well your school serves students with asthma.
User guide for the Asthma Basics for Schools, Parts 1 and 2—PowerPoint®
slide presentations (NAEPP, 2008)
[PDF 450K]. This user guide provides suggestions for
use of the PowerPoint® slides, as well as instructions for opening and
printing the PowerPoint® slide presentations.
Asthma Basics for Schools, Part 1—PowerPoint®
slide presentation (NAEPP, updated 2008)
[ppt 1.5M, save to view speaker notes]. Use
Part 1 to provide basic information about asthma at school staff meetings,
PTA meetings, school board meetings, community group meetings, or elsewhere.
Slide set is customizable, includes speaker notes (script and additional
information to assist you in responding to questions), and a presentation
feedback form. Also available in PDF
[1.5M].
Asthma Basics for Schools, Part 2—PowerPoint®
slide presentation (NAEPP, updated 2008)
[ppt 585K, save to view speaker notes].
Part 2 offers guidance for addressing asthma in schools. It primarily
targets school staff members but could also be used or modified for other
audiences. Slide set is customizable, includes speaker notes (script and
additional information to assist you in responding to questions), and a
presentation feedback form. Also available in
PDF
[1.7M].
Feedback form for Asthma Basics for Schools, Parts 1 and 2—PowerPoint®
slide presentations (NAEPP, 2008) [PDF 1.1M].
Ask audience members to complete and
return the feedback form.
Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools booklet (NAEPP, updated 2003). This
easy-to-use booklet was developed by the National Asthma Education and
Prevention Program (NAEPP) to provide school personnel with practical ways
to help students with asthma. The guide assists schools that are planning or
maintaining an asthma management program. The booklet offers practical
information for a variety of school staff members.
Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a
Coordinated School Health Program, with Updated Resources (CDC, updated 2006). Use
this guide to learn about six key strategies for improving the health and
school attendance of students with asthma. School staff, school
administrators, and parents of children with asthma will find this guide
useful in planning their asthma-friendly school.
Resources for Addressing Asthma in
Schools (CDC, updated 2006) [PDF 740K]. Use this list
to identify additional science-based tools and resources for asthma
education, management, policy development, and much more.
Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly School. Atlanta, Georgia,
2008.
To obtain copies:
Request by email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Call toll-free: 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
When ordering, please specify if you would like a copy of only the
Creating an Asthma-Friendly School DVD, a CD-ROM of the toolkit, or the
Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly School toolkit (which
includes the DVD and CD-ROM).
View a recording of the
"Marketing
Asthma-Friendly Schools" Webinar*, which highlights the video and
toolkit.
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