Child With Asthma

A half-day event March 31 from 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET, the 2021 Asthma Convening will explore best practices and emerging issues in comprehensive asthma programming as well as policy considerations for asthma advocates in 2021 and beyond. This virtual event is an opportunity to learn more about GHHI's National Initiative for Asthma Reimbursement, network with asthma programs operating across the country, and explore opportunities to take your program to the next level.

This toolkit assists students with asthma and allergies and their families practice consistent management of their conditions at school.

Asthma Plan for Schools

Raise asthma awareness with this handy KS2 PowerPoint

In any given classroom, at least two or three students are likely to have asthma. Clearing the Air: An Asthma Toolkit for Healthy Schools is a new toolkit containing sample policy language, best practices, and curated resources & tools to help schools create an asthma-friendly environment. This is a project of the MA Asthma Action Partnership, Health Resources in Action, and the MA DPH’s Asthma Prevention and Control Program.

Keeping Families Healthy (KFH) is an enriched medical home service that utilizes community health worker (CHW) home visitation to help “at risk” families achieve self-sufficiency in navigating the health care system and adhering to recommended clinical care.

An infographic from Home Clean Expert that visually explains the symptoms, triggers and treatments of childhood asthma.

Fear of flare-ups might spur kids to limit physical activity, specialists say.

Through an interactive online course, school health staff and other designated school personnel can learn how to assess a child’s readiness to carry and use a quick-relief inhaler.

School nurses and parents can use this online tool to gauge a child’s readiness to self-carry and use their quick-relief inhaler.