Education/Outreach Materials

Asthma in Children

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Children’s Hospital Colorado Breathing Institute
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that usually develops during childhood. It occurs when the airways in the lungs become inflamed (swollen) and constrict (become smaller), making breathing difficult.

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that usually develops during childhood. It occurs when the airways in the lungs become inflamed (swollen) and constrict (become smaller), making breathing difficult.

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World Asthma Day PowerPoint

Raise asthma awareness with this handy KS2 PowerPoint

Present this PowerPoint on World Asthma Day to raise awareness of asthma among your children/students. 

Featuring 8 x fully illustrated, info-packed slides, this resource contains everything you and your children need to know about asthma.

If you have any students/children who suffer from asthma, this My School Asthma Plan A4 Poster is a really useful tool.

Ask parents to complete it with them so that you know how to respond in the event of an attack. 

5 Asthma Facts:

  1. Asthma is a lung condition that adversely affects breathing
  2. It often runs in the family
  3. Asthma attacks can be triggered by smoke, pollen, exercise and emotional distress
  4. Asthma is commonly treated using inhalers
  5. The first World Asthma Day was in Barcelona in 1998

 

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sophie winters
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sophiewinters220@gmail.com
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Education/Outreach Materials
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Presentation Slides
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English
Literacy Level: 
At or below 6th Grade
Target Audience: 
Child With Asthma

NCHH Healthcare financing and case studies

Sponsoring Program Name: 
National Center for Healthy Housing
General Tools and Resources

With all of the emerging opportunities to finance healthy homes services through the healthcare system, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. This resource library provides an overview of key financing strategies, examples of home-based lead and asthma programs that are currently being financed through nonprofit hospitals and public or private insurance, and links to resources that are available to help state and local agencies, or other stakeholders, explore options for healthcare financing of healthy homes in their own communities.

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