In Ohio we have an active school environmental health inspection program (as do most states). It would seem a natural collaboration - is anyone working within the envrionmental health framework to implement programs?

IT's great NJ has the regulatory support for Asthma treatments plans.  We have found it difficult to address this in an area where very few providers complete AAPs.  What steps did the LA program take to reach their success in this area?

What can we do when schools push back on owning this issue of mangaing/reducing/limiting asthma triggers, creating indoor air quality teams or taking on yet another compontent with out funding support, or resource capacity, when they already have another slew of actual mandates that they are struggling to adhere to.

Question for Yolanda: How did you track school absences? Parent report or school recors or both?

Thank you

To PACNJ: You mentioned working in partnership with health plans. What did that look like? Did they help fund your initiatives, or was it more involved than that? 

Lessons learned on engaging community providers to utilize school health services for asthma.

Are there any programs planned to be setup for "air monitoring" stations within schools for the assessment of IEQ/IAQ that facilitate the management of asthma more precisely?

How much did each district and school spend to implent their asthma plans each year?

How did the training of school leadership differ from other school personnel

Both: How do you get the school personnel engaged/cooperate with the health care delivery personnel?