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Lung Association Recognizes Asthma-Friendly Schools and Offers Back-to …
Lasentinel As summer winds down, families across the nation are beginning to prepare for the new school year. A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association highlights tips … |
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Schools play a major role in well-being of kids with asthma
Bemidji Pioneer Since 1999, the Minnesota Department of Health has trained more than 900 teachers and other school personnel so they are better prepared to help students manage their asthma while in school. The agency also has published a list of asthma tips for … |
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Gov. Martinez signs bill permitting schools to give emergency medicine for …
The Republic ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico schools will now be able to stock emergency medication to treat students who suffer asthma attacks or allergic reactions. Gov. Susana Martinez signed Senate Bill 75 into law Sunday at the American Lung … |
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Mom urges Ontario schools to let kids with asthma carry puffers
Ottawa Citizen TORONTO – Ontario schools should allow students with asthma to carry puffers with them in case of emergencies, says the mother of a 12-year-old boy who died when no one could get his inhaler in time because it was locked in the principal's office. Let kids carry asthma inhalers at school: Editorial |
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The case of Laporshia Massey: Asthma and our schools
Philadelphia Public School Notebook Asthma is a sneaky, dangerous disease. It can emerge full-blown in a child who never before had an asthma attack. It can resurface after years of quiescence. It can occur in a child whose disease has been well-controlled until their insurance is … |
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Mother urges Ontario schools to let kids with asthma carry inhalers
The Globe and Mail Ontario schools should allow students with asthma to carry puffers with them in case of emergencies, says the mother of a 12-year-old boy who died when no one could get his inhaler in time because it was locked in the principal's office. Ryan Gibbons … |
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Toronto Star |
Mom urges Ontario schools to let kids with asthma carry puffers
GlobalPost TORONTO – Ontario schools should allow students with asthma to carry puffers with them in case of emergencies, says the mother of a 12-year-old boy who died when no one could get his inhaler in time because it was locked in the principal's office. Let kids carry asthma inhalers at school: Editorial |
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The case of Laporshia Massey and treating asthma in Philadelphia's schools
Philadelphia Public School Notebook (blog) Asthma is a sneaky, dangerous disease. It can emerge full-blown in a child who never, ever before had an asthma attack. It can resurface after years of quiescence. It can occur in a child whose disease has been well-controlled until their insurance is … Pa. gov. returns $45M to struggling Philly schools Help us, first lady Corbett Corbett releasing $45M for Philly schools, sends sympathies to family of … |
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Schools, health agency team up to battle asthma
Bakersfield Californian Little Simon Serrano's asthma flare-ups — the coughing and the wheezing — have become a routine part of life. The 7-year-old's mother, Ronda Serrano, estimates the family has visited the emergency room or urgent care a least five times in the past … |
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NY1 Exclusive: City Schools Missing Critical Health Forms For Majority Of …
NY1 "Each child should have a plan that can effectively control their asthma, and this should allow them to focus on learning while they're in school," said Dr. Delaney Gracy of the Children's Health Fund. Schools, though, can't help, or even let students … |
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