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The Asthma Education Program is a collaborative initiative between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the Mecklenburg County Health Department, and is a funded by a collaborative agreement with Centers For Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/DASH).The goals are to create a safe, supportive learning environment; increase student participation in academic and school activities; improve attendance; and build lifelong self-management skills for children with asthma.

The Center for Managing Chronic Disease is investigating a uniform approach for prevention, recognition, and intervention of food related reactions. With the collaboration of the Center, Harvey L. Leo, MD is leading an intervention at eight local University of Michigan Daycare centers. These facilities are incorporating a systematic approach to educate parents, children, and staff of food allergies in hopes of improving parental and staff anxiety regarding food allergies and reduce the possibility of food reactions.

The USA Breathmobile is a mobile asthma clinic that visits Mobile County Public Schools. The USA Breathmbile is a fully-equipped RV staffed with a Pediatrician, PA, asthma educator and a medical assistant who function under the direction of Drs. Loran Clement and Druhan Howell. Services include comprehensive physicals, spirometry, allergy testing, and asthma education.

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Head Start Learning Tree is a federally funded Head Start program for preschool children from low income families. We currently service 806 children at 15 centers located in West, Southwest, and South Philadelphia.

The School District of Philadelphia, in collaboration with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, American Lung Association, PA Department of Health and other groups, developed an Asthma Management Program that serves as a district-wide guide for teachers and staff to understand their roles and responsiblities in managing asthma in schools.

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It is the objective of the program to improve the education and communication to involved parties about asthma. The causes, triggers, and the dangers of the condition. Due to the lack of communication, parents fail to inform school level personnel about the condition of the child until the trigger is activated.

The Los Angeles Unified School District Asthma Program is a multilevel comprehensive coordinated care program.

The San Diego Unified School District Nursing and Wellness Asthma Management Project is currently in the second year of a five year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Lung Association of San Diego.