Comprehensive Coordinated Approach
Improving the quality of life of the child with asthma involves everyone in the child's life - the child, parents/guardians, physicians, and schools - campus nurse, teachers, and administrators - working together.
- Children of age should take action to help manage their asthma. AIMS program for 4th and 5th graders (contact your campus nurse)
- Parents/guardians must understand the definition of asthma control, recognize symptoms, seek proper medical diagnosis and treatment, and manage triggers in the home. Asthma Basics Asthma Basics (Spanish)
- Physician must be informed of students' level of control to prescribe proper meidcation regimen (parents/guardians and campus nurse work together to insure coordiantion of care).
- Schools (campus nurse, teachers, and administrators) should facilitate asthma friendly practices; treatment modalities, provide education to staff on asthma and its symptoms, and strive to remove asthma triggers from the school indoor environment.
Working together, WE can achieve asthma control for the life of the child with asthma. Our commitment to classroom indoor air quality and asthma management & education results in higher student productivity and attendance; which benefit the district with increased student performance and more importantly, it reduces the burden of uncontrolled asthma on NEISD families.
Your child's campus nurse is an advocate for your child with asthma to have a normal quality of life. Please make sure your campus nurse is aware that your child has asthma or any history of asthma. Asthma Letter Asthma Letter (Spanish)
