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A recent study found that parents who smoke are more likely to quit after receiving cessation counseling following a "teachable moment," such as witnessing their child experience an asthma attack.

Additionally in-home counseling visits, including feedback on their child's risk for seconhand smoke exposure and counseling phone calls, improved the likelihood of smoking cessation and reduced exposure to secondhand smoke.

Full article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517083046.htm

The American Lung Association's Asthma Management in Schools: Assessing a Child’s Readiness to Carry and Use a Quick-Relief Inhaler course is a free interactive online learning module designed to assist designated school health staff assess a child’s readiness to carry and use a quick-relief inhaler.

This course will teach participants to:

• Describe the barriers to access to asthma medication in schools
• Overcome barriers with a variety of resources
• Assess a child’s readiness to self-carry asthma medications in schools
• Implement support activities for all students with asthma regardless of their level of independence

This online course is a component to a larger effort that the American Lung Association is working on to improve asthma management in schools. There are several resources that can support your efforts. Please visit the Asthma Medication in Schools page on Lung.org.

• View our Interactive Learning Tool to review actions that schools can take to improve access to asthma medications in schools.
• Use the standardized Student Readiness Assessment Tool for designated school personnel and parents to help determine a child's readiness to self-carry a quick-relief inhaler.

Having immediate access to quick-relief medicine is critical for people with asthma. The purpose of this tool is to create a standardized process for designated school personnel and parents to use in order to determine a child's readiness to self-carry a quick-relief inhaler. Use this interactive web-based tool (also available in a print format) to help you identify a student's capabilities and areas that need improvement. Make a plan to work with the student throughout the school year to build the knowledge and skills to self-carry and use a quick-relief inhaler during the school day.