Child care programs can now complete ten steps to qualify for the PACNJ Asthma Friendly Child Care Program Award. The program and materials are free!
EACH STEP INCLUDES:
-Asthma education for teachers and staff
-Information for child care directors to guide their staff
-Information for parents
WHAT IS AN ASTHMA FRIENDLY PROGRAM?
-Teachers, parents and health care providers work together to help children control their asthma
-Teachers know what things can make asthma worse, called triggers, and they take action to get rid of
those things in their classroom
-Each child with asthma has a written Asthma Treatment Plan at the center that explains what medicine
the child needs to stay healthy and what to do when the child's asthma is getting worse
Go to www.pacnj.org under the "child care" section for more information!
