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The Virginia Asthma Action Plan is a document orginally developed as the Southeastern Virginia Asthma Action Plan by the Consortium for Infant and Child Health (CINCH). The plan is updated yearly and is intended for use for school age children. Schools and physician practices can print and make available the form. Copies in triplicate are available to schools and providers in southeastern Virginia. The form is available for free via download from the Virginia Department of Education website. It is updated yearly by the Virginia Asthma Coalition. The form is intended to improve asthma management at school, home, and in the community (sports, afterschool, etc) for children with asthma by providing a comprehensive plan and encouraging the use of appropriate medications, as well as having rescue medications available at school and community settings.

The brochure provides parents of children with asthma with the information they need to improve their children's quality of life. It is filled with tips on managing asthma by developing a management plan and following some simple steps to minimize exposure to asthma triggers found indoors and out. The brochure includes helpful visuals that display how to implement the suggested steps.

This household family survey was Developed by Allies Against Asthma in Puerto Rico for use in a community setting. It is based on the National Asthma Survey for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, and other previously validated questions from other sources. Allies Against Asthma Pediatric Asthma in Puerto Rico (Alianza contra el Asma Pediatrica en Puerto Rico) is founded by the Robert Word Johnson Foundation and is a collaborative Project involving RAND, the University of Puerto Rico-based organizations, The protocol for this household family survey was approved by the both the RAND and UPR Human Subjects Committees. Further information about the survey please contact: Marielena Lara at
lara @rand.org or (800) 447-2631 ext.7657