Kids

Do you want to learn about asthma? Here are some games and learning activities that are fun and easy to do at home or in the classroom, whether you are a child, childcare provider, parent, or teacher.

AIRNow Website

Millions of people live in areas where air pollution can cause serious health problems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s site gives you access to national air quality forecast and air quality conditions, and links to more detailed state and local air quality sites.

• AirNow Pollution "Students"

  This site for children in grades 6 through 8 gives you information about air pollution. Click on "Smog City 2" to see how individual choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution.

• AIRNow Kid’s Air

  The Air Quality Index for Kid’s page for kids, aged 7 to 10 years, shows children how to moderate their activity to play outside safely when air pollution levels are high. The Clean Air for Kids page for kids, aged 5 to 6 years, shows you when the air is clean and it is good to play outside and when you should stay inside to play.

BAM! Body and Mind

BAM! Body and Mind is an online destination for kids aged 9 to 13 years. It provides information to help you make healthy lifestyle choices. The following pages contain information about asthma:

• Meeting the Challenge: Don’t Let Asthma Keep You Out of the Game

  This is a BAM! page about keeping your asthma under control, so that it does not keep you from physical activity and fun.

• Disease Detectives: Dr. Stephen Redd, A.K.A. Dr. Asthma

  Dr. Stephen Redd, aka Dr. Asthma, Disease Detective, talks to kids about asthma. The former director of CDC’s National Asthma Control Program, Dr. Redd continues to work at CDC in the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases.

Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Funbook [PDF, 1.29 MB]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers you this children’s booklet of fun activities to help parents and children learn more about asthma triggers. It is available in English [PDF, 1.29 MB] and Spanish [PDF, 1.42 MB].

Just for Kids

This Just for Kids page from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology offers lots of fun activities to help you learn about managing your allergies and asthma.

Kids.gov

The Kids.gov Web site links to government agencies, schools, and education organizations. You can search this site to learn about asthma basics.

NCEH Kids’ Page: Asthma

The National Center for Environmental Health, also called NCEH, Kids’ Page contains information about many environmental health issues, including asthma. Did you know that many Olympic athletes have asthma?

NIEHS Kids’ Pages

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Web site provides information about asthma and how to control environmental triggers.

Quest for the Code® Asthma Game

The Starlight Children’s Foundation adventure game helps kids and teens, aged 7 to 15 years, learn how to manage their asthma.

 

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