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Springfield Schools Considering Policy Affecting Students with Allergies and …
KSPR An estimated 2000 Springfield students have allergies and 3000 have asthma. In response, the district is considering a policy that would require families to provide allergy information upon enrollment. Teachers would get extensive training on the … |
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Campaigners reveal schools whose children are at risk of asthma
Kingston Guardian Clean air campaigners who claim traffic-related air pollution increases the risk of asthma in children have revealed 18 Kingston schools are within 150m of busy roads. Ten infant, junior and primary schools, and eight secondary … |
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Children attending schools near main roads more at risk of asthma
Kingston Informer CHILDREN who attend schools near busy roads are more at risk of getting asthma, a new report has revealed. Research carried out by the Campaign for Clean Air in London has found that there are 1148 schools in London that are within 150 metres of roads … |
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Asthma contest asks parents to create safe schools
SILive.com By Jodi Lee Reifer Photo Courtesy of Everyone BreatheTennis champ Mary Joe Fernandez, whose son, Nicholas, has asthma, is a spokesperson for Everyone Breathe, an educational campaign geared at raising awareness about ashthma care and education. … |
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Children's deaths led to grant for county's schools
The Augusta Chronicle Kitty Hernlen (left) and Scottie Pascal inspect a classroom for asthma triggers. Georgia Health Sciences University is helping local schools test and improve their air quality after a spike in asthma deaths took place from 2006-2008. … |
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Bill Paves Way for Asthma Management Programs in Schools Nationwide
Sacramento Bee By Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics WASHINGTON, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — New legislation introduced by Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) would provide grants for asthma management programs in schools across the US in a step to … Bill Paves Way for Asthma Management Programs in Schools Nationwide |
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Bill Paves Way for Asthma Management Programs in Schools Nationwide
PR Newswire (press release) Mazie Hirono (D-HI) would provide grants for asthma management programs in schools across the US in a step to ensure the nation's 7.1 million children with asthma have access to care that could save their lives. Hirono announced the bill, HR 1692, … |
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Asthma education enters schools
Columbus Other Paper Ten schools in Franklin County have enrolled in a new program sponsored by The Breathing Association to educate the community on air quality and asthma in schools. Central Ohio has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the nation. … |
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Kennett Schools teams with CDC for asthma management program
Daily Dunklin Democrat The Kennett Public School system has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to receive technical assistance in evaluating its school-based asthma management program. In August of 2010, the CDC requested nominations of school … |
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Little Things Can Fix a Big Problem on National Healthy Schools Day
Huffington Post (blog) Regular attendance is a key indicator of a child's success in school and the Centers for Disease Control reports that asthma is the number one cause of absenteeism for American schoolchildren. Poor indoor air quality in schools, however, contributes to … |
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