Controlling Asthma in the Home: A Guide for Landlords & Tenants

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Wisconsin Department of Health Services
In conjunction with the Department of Health Services’ Asthma Program, the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition has created a brochure to educate landlords and tenants of rental properties about asthma. The brochure provides basic facts about common asthma triggers found in the home and summarizes easy steps a landlord or tenant can take to reduce exposure to these triggers. This brochure has been made av
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PACNJ Asthma Treatment (Action) Plan for Health Care Providers

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PACNJ Quality Care Task Force
New Jersey Law requires school nurses to have an asthma treatment plan on file for students with asthma. The PACNJ Asthma Treatment Plan is the only plan approved by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services as meeting all the requirements of the NJ Law. The PACNJ Asthma Treatment Plan was tested on a small sample of primary care physicians and 84% agreed that this plan significantly
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PACNJ Asthma Treatment (Action) Plan for patients and families

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PACNJ Quality Care Task Force
What is an Asthma Treatment (Action) Plan?
It is a written plan prepared by your Health Care Provider to
control your asthma

New Jersey Law requires school nurses to have an asthma treatment plan on file for students with asthma.

The PACNJ Asthma Treatment Plan is the only plan approved by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services as meeting all the requirements of the NJ L
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Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a Coordinated School Health Program

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This 12-page booklet offers concrete suggestions for schools working to improve the health and school attendance of students with asthma. The six strategies identified by the CDC can be effective whether your program is for the entire school district or just one school.
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Breathing Difficulties Related to Physical Activity for Students With Asthma: Exercise-Induced Asthma

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NAEPP School Committee
This resource offers tips for addressing exercise-induced asthma by school personnel who are responsible for physical activity and sports programs for students. This tips sheet provides general guidance for responding to and preventing breathing difficulties related to physical activity among students with diagnosed exercise-induced asthma. It is a two-page summary of actions that are described in
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When Should Students With Asthma or Allergies Carry and Self-Administer Emergency Medications at School?

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NAEPP School Committee
Asthma care providers and school health teams (parents/guardians, students, school nurses and school staff) will find the following resource useful in assessing a student’s maturity, disease knowledge and management skills, and appropriateness to carry and self-administer prescribed emergency medications while at school according to his/her personal disease management plan.
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