Open Airways for
Schools
An
award-winning
program, was
developed at
Columbia
University's College
of Physicians and
Surgeons. It teaches
children, ages 8-11,
how to detect the
warning signs of
asthma, including
the environmental
factors that can
trigger an attack.
This program informs
students of the
actions they must
take to help prevent
an asthma attack,
and empowers them to
better manage their
asthma, with the
assistance of
parents, teachers,
school nurses and
physicians. This is
accomplished through
six lessons of 40
minutes each, which
are taught by
trained volunteers.
The interactive
approach utilizes
group discussion,
stories, games, and
role-play to promote
children's active
involvement in the
learning process.
Indoor Air Quality
Tools for Schools
A
comprehensive
program guide
designed to help
local schools
improve indoor air
quality. Developed
in partnership with
the American Lung
Association, the
Environmental
Protection Agency
created a program
that is based on
proven,
scientifically
tested methods for
preventing,
analyzing and
solving indoor air
quality problems.
It shows school
personnel an
easy-to-use,
practical indoor air
quality management
plan at little or no
cost using common
sense activities
implemented by
in-house staff. IAQ
Tools for Schools is
designed as an
ongoing preventive
program that
includes checklists,
background
information, sample
memos and policies,
a problem solving
wheel, management
plan, and ten
appendices that
focus on topics such
as hiring
assistance, and mold
and moisture
control.
ASTHMATTACK!
In the United
States, more than 17
million people
suffer from asthma,
more than 4 million
of them are
children. Because
of these staggering
numbers, the
American Lung
Association has
launched
AsthmATTACK!
AsthmATTACK! is a
$25 million campaign
to raise crucial
funds to support the
nationwide Asthma
Research Initiative
- the most ambitious
research effort ever
undertaken by a
single voluntary
health
organization.
Through this
research, scientists
at 23 facilities
throughout America
will focus on the
environmental and
biological causes
for asthma. Their
studies will also
take into account
ethnic differences,
genetic factors and
various
characteristics of
asthma sufferers.
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