Asthma Guidelines & Strategies
Asthma Friendly Schools
- Appropriate school health services for students with asthma, ensuring that students take their medicines and learn to use them when appropriate
- Asthma education for students with asthma and awareness programs for students, school staff, parents, and families
- A safe and healthy school environment to reduce asthma triggers
- Safe and enjoyable physical education and activities for students with asthma
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Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a Coordinated School Health ProgramConcrete suggestions for schools working to improve the health and school attendance of students with asthma
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Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly SchoolToolkit to help advocates at district and school levels persuade their schools and communities of the importance of asthma-friendly schools
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Related Links
Managing Asthma: A Guide for SchoolsExternal
Assists schools that are planning or maintaining an asthma management program
Asthma Management Interventions
In-depth information regarding asthma interventions and key resources for program implementation
Rapid Evaluation Results
Rapid evaluations are brief assessments of the process and impact of innovative programs and policies that seek to improve the health and well-being of youth. They involve non-experimental or quasi-experimental methods, typically last 12–24 months, and are conducted through technical assistance to agencies or organizations implementing these initiatives.
Page last reviewed: June 17, 2015
