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Sen. Gillibrand Proposes Legislation To Help Schools With Asthmatic Students
CBS Local In the Bronx, crisscrossed by expressways and dotted with old industrial sites, asthma rates are sky high, WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported. “Ninety-eight students in my school have asthma out of 387,” said public school principal Patricia Quigley. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand continues to rally for children's health |
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The Florida Department of Health Supports Asthma Friendly Schools
Jackson County Floridan May is National Asthma Awareness Month and the Florida Department of Health is partnering with the Florida Asthma Coalition and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to keep children in school by promoting asthma management in public schools across … |
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Data quality from a longitudinal study of adolescent health at schools near industrial livestock facilities.
Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Mar 18;
Authors: Guidry VT, Gray CL, Lowman A, Hall D, Wing S
Abstract
PURPOSE: Longitudinal designs enable examination of temporal relationships between exposures and health outcomes, but extended participation can cause study fatigue. We present an approach for analyzing data quality and study fatigue in a participatory, longitudinal study of adolescents.
METHODS: Participants (n = 340) in the Rural Air Pollutants and Children’s Health study completed daily diaries for 3 to 5 weeks in 2009 while we monitored outdoor pollutant concentrations. We used regression models to examine established associations between disease, symptoms, anthropometrics, and lung function as indicators of internal consistency and external validity. We modeled temporal trends in data completeness, lung function, environmental odors, and symptoms to assess study fatigue.
RESULTS: Of 5728 records, 94.2% were complete. Asthma and allergy status were associated with asthma-related symptoms at baseline and during follow-up, for example, prevalence ratio = 8.77 (95% confidence interval: 4.33-17.80) for awakening with wheeze among diagnosed asthmatics versus nonasthmatics. Sex, height, and age predicted mean lung function. Plots depicting outcome reporting over time and associated linear trends showed time-dependent declines for most outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: We achieved data completeness, internal consistency, and external validity, yet still observed study fatigue, despite efforts to maintain participant engagement. Future investigators should model time trends in reporting to monitor longitudinal data quality.
PMID: 25935712 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Asthma attacks rise in NY; Gillebrand bill targets schools
Plattsburgh Press Republican The School Asthma Management Plan Act announced Wednesday would make sure that schools are equipped to respond to asthma attacks and work to prevent them. The bill would establish grants for schools to train staff to identify and respond to students … Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to help schools prepare for rising asthma rates New bill focuses on asthma prevention in NYS schools |
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Asthma attacks rise in NY; Gillibrand bill targets schools
North Country Public Radio The School Asthma Management Plan Act announced Wednesday would make sure that schools are equipped to respond to asthma attacks and work to prevent them. The bill would establish grants for schools to train staff to identify and respond to students … Gillibrand proposes new bill for asthma preparedness in schools Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to help schools prepare for rising asthma rates New bill focuses on asthma prevention in NYS schools |
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New bill focuses on asthma prevention in NYS schools
WSYR If your child had an asthma attack in school, would the teacher know what to do? Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is introducing a bill that will give money to New York State schools — so educators will be trained and equipped to handle students' asthma … Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to help schools prepare for rising asthma rates Asthma attacks rise in NY; Gillebrand bill targets schools |
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to help schools prepare for rising asthma rates
Syracuse.com U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, introduced a bill on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, to help address rising asthma rates in children. Gillibrand, right, is shown playing with children from a Martha's Table pre-K program on the U.S. Capitol lawn, during … |
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How schools try to help students with asthma stay in class
Appeal-Democrat David Bitton/Appeal-Democrat Third-grader Eugene Oliver, 9, of Yuba City, was diagnosed with asthma after suffer an asthma attack when he was 2 or 3. He now keeps an inhaler in the office at April Lane Elementary school that he uses before … |
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Utah Asthma Coalition presents proposals for Logan schools
The Herald Journal Bennion explained that last year in the United States, 2 million kids ended up in the ICU because of asthma and 5 million went to an emergency room. However, only 27 percent of asthmatics receive adequate care. This is due to several factors, he said, … |
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Asthma program in Kennett schools gets national recognition
Daily Dunklin Democrat A program aimed at controlling asthma among students in the Kennett School District is getting national attention. Recent articles in the Journal of School Health and the Journal of Asthma tout the program. "We are very pleased with it for sure, that … |
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