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Here is our latest Asthma Treatment Plan designed especially for students!

Attention Child Care Providers and Administrators!

Simple steps you can take to create a healthier school environment for students living with asthma.

Becoming an Asthma Educator and Care Manager Objectives:
1. Describe the burden of asthma in the United States.
2. Outline key components of asthma management from the Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.
3. Evaluate patients and caregivers educational needs and select management tools to optimize partnerships in care.

Findings from the Washington Heights/Inwood Network (WIN) for Asthma program were featured in an online article of the American Journal of Public Health. The article, "Community Health Workers as Drivers of a Successful Community-Based Disease Management Initiative," points to the importance of community health workers in bridging gaps in care, providing culturally appropriate education and services and connecting families to the best clinical and social resources for those most in need.

Here in one location, you can find resources including clinical guidelines, patient education and self-management materials, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking cessation and tobacco materials.

An incredible exhibit that highlights the 'faces of Asthma' from the past and present. An interactive documentary about Asthma by the National Library of Medicine.

Humorous videos to identify possible asthma triggers and help raise the profile of asthma across California and the country.

Listen to IAQ assessment experts Richard Prill and David Blake discuss how IAQ management teams at schools can effectively respond to issues and communicate IAQ assessment findings. Learn about tips and techniques for using common instruments, collecting data, and interpreting and reporting results in your school community.

This online toolkit was designed to outline strategies and provide supporting resources to help community advocates as they address asthma policy in housing and school environments.