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The National Capital Asthma Coalition (NCAC) published and conducted trainings with the “Managing Asthma and Allergies in DC Schools Guide” to help administrators, staff, and families create environments where students with asthma and allergies are healthy, active, and ready to learn. The guide provides recommendations for managing asthma, allergies, and anaphylaxis, including relevant laws, s

DC launched its first-ever standard Asthma Action Plan form for children and adults developed collaboratively by members of NCAC’s Health Services & Quality Improvement Committee, piloted at Children’s National Medical Center, and endorsed by the DC Department of Health. The form includes copies to share with schools, childcare providers, nursing homes, and other caregivers. It also fulfills t

DC launched its first-ever standard Asthma Action Plan form for children and adults developed collaboratively by members of NCAC’s Health Services & Quality Improvement Committee, piloted at Children’s National Medical Center, and endorsed by the DC Department of Health. The form includes copies to share with schools, childcare providers, nursing homes, and other caregivers. It also fulfills t

CDC's Resources for Addressing Asthma in Schools provides a list of CDC and other federal and nonfederal publications and website links for addressing asthma in schools. This list provides valuable resources, but it is not intended to be exhaustive.

National data on childhood asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality by race/ethnicity and age group, 1980-2005

AOEC provides educational modules on various aspects of occupational and environmental asthma