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| October 29, 2004 |
| Information Resources for Asthma Chances are, if you are a health professional, you have read the 2002 updates to the second National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines report. Two documents, one detailing the updates Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma - Update on Selected Topics 2002, and one providing a quick summary Asthma EPR2 Quick Reference-2002 Update are available for your reference. Below are some no-cost and low-cost information resources for patients and their families and schools to help them control their asthma.
| Help Parents Find out how Asthma-Friendly Their Child's School or Child-Care Setting Is
The Checklist is a seven-item list in a scorecard format that can be used by parents, teachers, and school nurses to help pinpoint specific areas that may cause problems for children with asthma. It is available in English and Spanish. It is accompanied by an extensive list of organizations that can serve as useful resources to child-care staff to make asthma-friendly changes in the school.
English Version Child-Care Setting Checklist
Spanish Version Child-Care Setting Checklist
English Version School Checklist
Spanish Version School Checklist | | Give Patients and their Families a Link to Trustworthy Asthma Information
The new NHLBI Diseases & Conditions Index offers a wealth of printer-friendly information on asthma for patients and their families and friends.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_All.html |  | Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools (2003 Edition)
With "Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools", you can put a simple-to-follow asthma-friendly program in place in your school. You will be able to brief teachers, coaches, guidance counselors, school nurses, and even the principal on their special role in making your school asthma-friendly. This 36-page guide updated in 2003 to follow the latest asthma treatment guidelinesincludes easily reproducible information sheets on how peak flow meters and metered-dose inhalers work, a fill-in asthma action plan template for students with asthma to keep on file, an information sheet on the early signs of an asthma attack, and more. Sources of additional information about asthma are listed. Item #02-2650.. | | |
Archived page, reproduced from a 2008 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.
