Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jones, Sherry Everett
• Wheeler, Lani S
• Smith, Alisa M
• McManus, Tim

Titel

Adherence to National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's "How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?" Recommendations

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of school nursing, 2009-10, Vol.25 (5), p.382-394

Ort / Verlag

United States: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

ERIC

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• School health policies and programs provide the framework for a safe and supportive environment for students with asthma. School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006 data were examined to assess whether schools nationwide have policies and programs consistent with the "How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?" checklist from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Adherence to some of the recommendations on the checklist was high. For example, 80% or more of schools allowed students to carry and self-administer asthma medications, and obtained and kept asthma action plans. For other recommendations, however, far fewer schools had the recommended polices or programs; most notably, less than one third of schools had a full-time Registered Nurse. Improvements in many school policies and programs are needed so that students have a safe and supportive school environment to help them control their asthma while away from home. (Contains 1 table.)