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NHLBIHIN

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health

Health

Action e-Bulletin

The ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care


March 2002

Asthma in the Child Care Setting

This two-page factsheet provides basic information about asthma in children, including:

  • What causes asthma attacks
  • Medications for asthma
  • Preventive measures
  • What to do if a child with asthma has trouble breathing

It also recommends that parents provide child care providers with an asthma action plan.

Asthma in the Child Care Setting is available on the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/facts01.htm.


Archived page, reproduced from a 2003 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.