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Five New Resources for Back-to-School with Asthma

Sponsoring Program Name:

California Asthma Partners

Watch this webinar from California Asthma Partners to learn how five new and innovative asthma management tools can help students breathe easier this school year.

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California Asthma Partners webinar series continued with our latest edition: Five New Resources for Back-to-School with Asthma on Sep 09, 2015 at 3:00 PM PDT. Watch the archived webinar to learn how five new and innovative asthma management tools can help students breathe easier this school year. Presenters from the California School Environmental Health and Asthma Collaborative (SEHAC), and the national office of the American Lung Association shared resources in multiple formats, including:

Asthma Quick Take Video: How to manage an asthma episode in school (English & Spanish)
Downloadable resources to help manage asthma in schools
Interactive self-carry and assessment tool
New Issue Brief: Access to asthma medications in schools
Asthma Basics: a free online learning module for school personnel and parents

Speakers:
Scott Kessler | Programs Manager, Schools & Child Care, California Breathing and SEHAC

Barbara Kaplan, M.P.H., C.H.E.S. | Director, Asthma Education
American Lung Association National Office www.lung.org/asthma

Who should watch? School nurses and staff that come in contact with students with asthma (coaches, teachers, administrative and afterschool staff), asthma and health educators working with parents and guardians of children with asthma, and anyone wanting to learn more about these free resources.

Contact Name:

Lorene Alba

Contact Email:

Lorene.Alba@cdph.ca.gov

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510.620.3645

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Managing Asthma: A Guide For Schools

Sponsoring Program Name:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Learn practical ways to implement effective asthma management in school settings.

This guide provides school personnel with guidance on practical ways to implement effective asthma management in school settings. Recognizing that all school staff have a role to play in supporting students who have asthma, the guide includes recommendations for principals/administrators, school nurses, health aides, teachers, coaches, guidance counselors, facilities/maintenance staff, and more. It also offers suggestions and tools for partnering with parents, health care providers, and others in the community to improve asthma management in the school. The guide is packed with reproducible educational materials, along with resources for finding more information about asthma and asthma management.

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Evidenced Based Asthma Management Program

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Evidenced Based Asthma Management Portal

Genesis TPM’s Asthma Action Plan is an evidenced based interactive chronic disease portal; where patients and caregivers are collaboratively linked, delivering a tool for the management of Asthma, putting the patient in charge of their condition, keeping them involved with their progress and keeping them healthy.

The patient inputs data, and invites their caregiver(s) to participate in their progress and well being. Educating themselves through our Genesis Learning Libraryon their condition and keeping abreast of medical breakthroughs that can affect them provided by their caregivers..

- Historical reports and graphs are available to the patient and caregivers to asses progress and keep on track.

- Alerts are sent automatically to their primary caregiver to take action, when the patient is out of their recommended testing ranges.

- Genesis Learning Library keeps the patient educated and in touch with news and reviews that can help.

- GenesisTPM's Social Medical Network keeps the patient in touch with other members sharing common issues.

- Prescription Management Reports keeps the patient and caregivers abreast of all medications and protocols being used.

- Link up with all your caregivers charts, keeping all your medical data in one place.

- Vital Sign Management, keeps the patient and caregiver aware of suttle changes before it becomes an episode.

All this can be achieved from where ever you, with an internet connection and soon will be available on your mobile devices. Designed to create a better quality of life for the patient, while reducing the cost of patient management.

Contact Name:

Michael Laing

Contact Email:

Mlaing@genesistpm.com

Contact Phone:

561-275-1701

Resource Category:

Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan

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English

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Above 6th Grade