Community Setting

Listen to a 36-minute panel discussion about reducing the burden of asthma. Panelists provide insights into ways for parents and caregivers to help their children control asthma symptoms.

The discussion is hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Impact DC.

Moderator:

Dr. Stephen Teach, Children's National Medical Center

Panelists:

Tracey Mitchell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. James Kiley, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Suzanne Beavers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Draft encourages students to bring an asthma action plan to school and carry their inhalers. He also invites people with asthma to get others involved with their asthma management – teachers, friends, etc. The article includes a sidebar that asks readers to share their story at Chris’s web site www.asthmateam.org and watch his EPA Public Service Announcement video “Asthma Can Be Tackled.”

There are six requirements to qualify for the PACNJ Asthma Friendly School Award. Each step supports the efforts of New Jersey schools to be in compliance with New Jersey Laws for asthma management and good indoor air quality.

AWARD REQUIREMENTS

1. A Nebulizer is required in each school as mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.7.
Programs for 2, 3, & 4 (below) are available FREE on the PACNJ website: www.pacnj.org.

2. Each school nurse views two videos: Asthma Basics for School Nurses - a 22 minute video on asthma
management for school nurses and Gadgets and Gizmos for Asthma Control - a 20 minute video of
demonstrations on the use and care of medication delivery devices and the peak flow meter. They
fulfill the requirement mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.8.

3. Each school nurse views the one-hour PACNJ PowerPoint program: Asthma Treatment Plan: NJ
School Nurses Leading the Way and takes the online quiz to earn 1 Professional Development Hour.

4. Each school nurse conducts the 50-minute PACNJ faculty in-service PowerPoint program: Asthma
Management in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know, available from the PACNJ website. It
fulfills the requirement mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.9 for annual asthma education for
school faculty.

5. A district school nurse and a district facilities person attend the NJDHSS/PEOSH Indoor Air Quality
(IAQ) Training for School Nurses and Designated Persons (PEOSH - Public Employees Occupational
Safety and Health Program). The updated NJPEOSH Indoor Air Quality Standard N.J.A.C. 12:100-13
requires public employers to select and train a designated person. NJDHSS/PEOSH provides the
Designated Persons training and a certificate of attendance.

In addition, each school establishes an Indoor Air Quality Team.

To arrange to attend the free half-day local NJDHSS/PEOSH Indoor Air Quality and Designated
Person’s Training contact info@pacnj.org.

6. The school superintendent signs the NJ DEP “No-Idling Pledge” for the school district.
Visit: www.stopthesoot.org for detailed information about the No-Idling Pledge

The Asthma Friendly School Award recognizes a school’s efforts to enhance the quality of education for students and staff who face the challenges of asthma.