National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program School Asthma Education
Subcommittee
How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting?
Checklist
Children with asthma need proper support in child-care
settings to keep their asthma under control and be fully active. Use the
questions below to find out how well your child-care setting assists children
with asthma:
If the answer to any question is "no," children in
your child-care setting may be facing obstacles to controlling their asthma.
Uncontrolled asthma can hinder a child's attendance, participation, and
progress in school. Child-care staff, health professionals, and parents can
work together to remove obstacles and promote children's health and
development.
Contact the organizations listed for information
about asthma and helpful ideas for making school policies and practices more
asthma-friendly. Federal and State laws are in place to help children with
asthma.
Asthma can be controlled; expect
nothing less.
Resources for Parents and Child-Care Staff
National Asthma Education and Prevention
Program Telephone: (301) 592 - 8573 Internet:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov Materials
include:
- Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools
- Asthma Awareness Curriculum for the Elementary
Classroom
- Asthma and Physical Activity in the School
- Making a Difference: Asthma Management in the
School (video)
Allergy and Asthma Network/ Mothers of Asthmatics,
Inc. Telephone: (800) 878 - 4403 or (703) 641 - 9595 Internet:
http://www.aanma.org Materials include:
- Breathing Easy with Child Care (booklet)
- School Information Package
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Telephone: (800) 822 - ASMA or (414) 272 - 6071 Internet:
http://www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Pediatrics Telephone:
(800) 433 - 9016 or (847) 228 - 5005 Internet: http://www.aap.org Materials include:
- Caring for Our Children: Health and Safety
Guidelines for Child Care (book)
American Association for Respiratory Care
Telephone: (972) 243 - 2272 Internet:
http://www.aarc.org
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and
Immunology Telephone: (800) 842 - 7777 or (847) 427 - 1200
Internet: http://allergy.mcg.edu
American Lung Association Telephone:
(800) LUNG - USA Internet:
http://www.lungusa.org Materials include:
- A is for Asthma (Sesame Street video)
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Telephone: (800) 7 - ASTHMA or (202) 466 - 7643 Internet:
http://www.aafa.org Materials include:
- Asthma and Allergy Essentials for Child Care
Providers (training program)
Healthy Kids: The Key to Basics
Educational Planning for Students with Asthma and Other Chronic Health
Conditions Telephone: (617) 965 - 9637 E-mail:
erg_hk@juno.com Materials include:
- Including Children with Chronic Health
Conditions: Nebulizers in the Classroom
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases Office of Communications and Public Liaison Telephone:
(301) 402 - 1663 Internet:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov
U.S. Department of Education Office for
Civil Rights, Customer Service Team Telephone: (800) 421 - 3481 or (202)
205 - 5413 Internet:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Indoor Environments Division Telephone: (202) 233 - 9370 Indoor Air
Quality Information Clearinghouse Telephone: (800) 438 - 4318
Internet: http://www.epa.gov/iaq
Special thanks to members of and consultants to the
NAEPP School Asthma Education Subcommittee, representing the following
organizations, for their contributions in developing this document: Allergy and
Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.; American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma, and Immunology; American Academy of Pediatrics; American Alliance for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; American Association for
Respiratory Care; American Lung Association; American Medical Association;
American Public Health Association; American School Health Association; Asthma
and Allergy Foundation of America; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Healthy Kids: The Key to Basics; National Association of Elementary School
Principals; National Association of School Nurses; National Education
Association Health Information Network; National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences; National School Boards Association, and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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