Asthma in School Children: Educational Slides

Asthma affects nearly 5 million children in the United States. Asthma is the leading cause of school absences, resulting in a loss of 10 million school days. Many children must manage their asthma at school with medications or other preventive measures. Approximately 10% of children experience exercise-induced asthma. Asthma accounts for more hospitalizations in children than any other chronic illness.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has developed a school asthma educational slide set.  The slide presentations are available for public use. The slide presentations are discussed and available below.

The School Asthma Educational Slide set is in 2 parts.

Part 1 presents background information about the growing problem of asthma in the United States. It reviews what asthma is and what school staff should know about helping students to manage their asthma, including eliminating common triggers and recognizing the early warning signs of asthma episodes (attacks).

Click here to view part 1 of the School Asthma Educational Slide set.

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Slide Shows. School Asthma Educational Slide set part 1.

Part 2 outlines 5 goals important for good asthma management in schools. Each goal is followed by specific actions that school staff can take to move them closer toward achieving that goal. These slides provide guidance to a school staff ready to make changes toward a more asthma-friendly school environment.

Click here to view part 2 of the School Asthma Educational Slide set.

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Slide Shows. School Asthma Educational Slide set part 2.

The NHLBI has also made available slide presentations and information on the expert Panel Report 2 (EPR-2): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The EPR-2 slide set is particularly useful in expanding the basic school information to develop a more detailed presentation that focuses on the medical management of asthma, the assessment of severity of the condition, and the importance of partnerships (with health care physicians and other professionals, families and school personnel) to provide education and support to people with asthma.
The slide set consists of 6 parts and includes the following:

• Introduction



• Measures of Assessment



• Control of Factors Contributing to Asthma Severity



• Pharmacologic Therapy--Overview



• Management of Exacerbations



• Education for a Partnership in Asthma Care

Click here for access to the EPR-2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.

Media file 1: National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Slide Shows. School Asthma Educational Slide set part 1.

Media type:  Presentation

Media file 2: National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Slide Shows. School Asthma Educational Slide set part 2.

Media type:  Presentation

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1. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Slide Shows. NHLBI. Accessed March 18, 2004.

Author: Julie Bohlen, Medical Writer, .com, Inc.

Coauthor(s): Girish Sharma, MD, Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Section and Director, Rush Cystic Fibrosis Center, Rush University Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Rush University.

Editors: Richard F Lockey, MD, Director, Joy McCann Culverhouse Chair, Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health, James A Haley Veterans' Hospital, University of South Florida College of Medicine; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, .com, Inc; Zab Mosenifar, MD, Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.