Asthma At School

During the first three weeks of school in September  there is routinely an increase in infections and this causes the highest number of emergency visits for asthma in the entire year.  In preparation for this, we recommend:

children always carry their asthma medication and emergency information with them.

review your child's Asthma Action Plan with your family physician.

that children continue to take their preventer medications during the summer.  One of the main reasons for poor asthma control in the Fall is that children have stopped taking their asthma medications in the summer and then wait for symptoms to appear in the Fall, rather than planning ahead.  Click here for more information on the risks of not treating asthma. 

For more information on Asthma at schools:

Print an Asthma Society "Back to School" brochure

Visit the Asthma Society site for great information for back to school.

Asthma Society, Triggers in Schools

Get ready for school and the September Asthma Peak by clicking here.

Visit Asthma In Schools (Province of Ontario funded site) for helpful resources available in Canada.  Click here.

The Lung Association created a very helpful poster which steps through an asthma emergency.  Click here to print the Simple Action for an Asthma Emergency poster.