At or below 6th Grade

MCAN Putting Together the Pieces Infographic

Sponsoring Program Name: 
Merck Childhood Asthma Network
Interested in learning more about the growing problem of childhood asthma? View MCAN's Putting Together the Pieces to Manage Childhood Asthma infographic.

It's time to overcome the heavy burden of childhood asthma. Although we don't have all the pieces of the childhood asthma puzzle, we know enough to better manage this chronic condition and help millions of families across America.

 

Most people don't realize that 1 in every 11 children has asthma and that asthma is the most common chronic condition among children. Asthma also accounts for children missing 13 million school days a year.

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C is for Cookie, A is for Asthma Action Plan!

Sponsoring Program Name: 
EPA Asthma Program
Sesame Street characters help with your asthma action Plan. Here’s what to do when a child with asthma feels sick:

1. Have the child sit and rest

2. Help the child stay calm

3. Get help

Available in English and Spanish!

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CALM - Childhood Asthma Linkages in Missouri

Explore how our initiative to combat childhood asthma made a difference in our region, and how it lives on today.

 

Our Childhood Asthma Initiative,
By the Numbers

Check out our CALM infographic, which details the successes and strategies the Foundation and our grantees developed to reduce the burden of childhood asthma in Missouri.

Contact Name: 
Terry Plain, Program Officer
Contact Email: 
tplain@mffh.org
Contact Phone: 
314-345-5542
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