Managing Asthma in the School Environment

Managing Asthma in the School Environment focuses on steps that schools can take to help children breathe easier. Students with uncontrolled asthma often miss more school and have poorer academic performance than healthy students. With the help of strong school management programs, students with asthma can have equally good school attendance. When asthma is well controlled, students are ready to learn. Because children spend most of their time in schools, day care facilities, or at home, it is important to reduce their exposure to environmental asthma triggers as much as possible in each of these environments.

The guide offers valuable information for all school staff, especially school nurses, teachers, and maintenance staff, on how to establish and evaluate an indoor air quality management program, develop an asthma management plan, and reduce environmental asthma triggers.