Live Online Q&A from 9/12/12 Webinar

From George Fantz: How many asthma management programs have actually done air monitoring in schools to identify what triggers are there?

Can you provide a link to the state bill that was mentioned in today's webinar mandating asthma education.

From Amanda Patek: Do you need perscriptions for spacers that you hand out at your school?

From Jeff Strang: How can county health departments get buy-in from school districts to improve their indoor air quality (IAQ)?

From Sheri Disler: In what ways do you evaluate your asthma management program?

Dr. Ephraim Massawe: What type of IAQ instruments were used? What types of pollutants were measured?

From Marcela Ceballos: What resources are there to assist kids with asthma diagnosis, but no medical insurance for medication, doctors visits and other preventive care?

My question relates to Kitty Hernlen’s presentation:

How can a health educator qualify to sit for the Certified Asthma Educator exam? How is it possible for us to give 1000 hours of one on one asthma education? All of my education is done in group settings (Open Airways with American Lung Assocation, etc)

I have ALOT of experience with asthma and various medication and treatment plans since I have asthma as well as all three of my children (who have been hospitalized 12 times for asthma) That's what my life has revolved around the last 12 years.

I am interested in finding out from Ms. Hernlen about how she was able to obtain pulse oximeters and jet nebulizers in her schools.  New York States does not allow us to have standing orders for medications other than EpiPens.  In addition, did she get funding to purchase these items or were they donated to the schools.  If she received funding, was it a grant?

Thank you.