Missing in Schools: Teacher Asthma Education Training

girl with asthma attack struggling to breathe

Arizona : No priority for Arizona School Districts to require Asthma Education Training for Teachers. Arizona Dept. of Education does not require districts to train teachers in asthma education. The American Lung Association furnishes course resources. Rsearch shows that training teachers would provide needed support for children with asthma and allergies. It would raise attendance.

Michigan schools train teachers in asthma education.

How to Reduce Asthma Trigger Attacks At Home (Resources)

Vacuum bedrooms often. Change sheets at least once a week.
Do NOT use cleaning chemicals or disinfectants with children in the room.
READ THE LABELS of any household products for cleaning, dusting, disinfecting...
Check for mold in bathrooms and kitchen.
Launder towels and washcloths at least twice a week in hot water.
Pets should not sleep in bedrooms..
Do not burn candles.
Do not use room air fresheners.

Michigan State Board of Ed. Policy On The Management of Asthma in Schools

All these listed are reliable resources:

The State of Michigan pays attention to research that reports the value of requiring this policy: Asthma Education Training for Teachers:

Children Asthma and Stress. . PBS NewsHour In a study done exclusively for The Detroit News and PBS NewsHour, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found about 2 of every 3 Motor City children face “adverse childhood experiences,” such as household substance abuse, exposure to violence and extreme economic hardship that can trigger asthma.

Good Morning America: Great example of Community Leadership as doctors, parents, teachers, and school nurses develop a new model for treating children with asthma in Rochester, Minn. 2009

Sampro School Based Asthma Management Program

Video showing teenager with asthma stressing and how to know triggers

Use Asthma Inhalers correctly

Asthma Classroom triggers

Caleb kid with asthma.

Akron Children 's Hospital Doctor explains Asthma and triggers

Families talking about children's asthma

Asthma flareup Australian video

Protect your children. Why disinfectants are against Federal Law for children to use and must not be used in their presence nor should residue be on surfaces that kids touch or put food on: Read the label and follow directions. It is a FEDERAL LAW. Educate yourself and spread the word. This is a real health and safety issue for children during Covid. Most Adults do not follow the labels' directions and warnings.

Is your school following the law on product labels? Many schools in the U.S. are telling kids TO USE the disinfectant wipes even though the legal warning says DO NOT let children use the wipes and do not use disinfectant wipes in children’s presence.

Read To Understand Why:

National Poison Control: https://www.poison.org/articles/children-and-spray-bottles

EPA resources and regulations: Label guidance: Federal Law : Warning: Keep away from children (to age 18)

https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-coronavirus-covid-19

https://www.epa.gov/americaschildrenenvironment/ace-supplementary-topics-contaminants-schools-and-child-care-facilities

EPA

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-encourages-schools-and-universities-use-epa-approved-products-and-disinfectants

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/antimicrobials.html

University of Arizona https://extension.arizona.edu/five-important-things-know-you-disinfect

Texas Integrated Pest Management Schools: Read Product Use and Warning Labels [Do Not Use Disinfectants around Children (under 18)]

Healthy Schools