What Forms Do You Need for School If Your Child Has Asthma?
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Blog Post Comment👍Please mention places using air fresheners or other scented products. Making it difficult to go into them or use any restrooms. Hotels using them in their lobbies and you can't go in. I hope the Government finally makes better laws for people with asthma and other allergies. It is considered a disability, but places don't care. Good Luck
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Blog Post CommentI agree with Belle. When schools, hospitals or Any building uses scent devices (like scent beams, Glade, febreeze, scented floor cleaning products, scented hand sanitizer, scented carpet cleaner, scented soap) it becomes a barrier for those of us who have reactions to the chemicals in those fragrances. (those with chemical induced asthma, migraines, COPD, learning disabilities, dementia). The list is endless as to how many people are affected by the undisclosed chemicals that chemical...
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Blog Post Comment👍Thank you for this summary. Such important initiatives to Champion! Pets/ESA/manipulative use of animal in public use business spaces by the public and animal owners in AIRLINERS (especially closed spaces) and event store/shop/retail/restaurant space businesses. Has been long, long, overdue. This has been extremely harmful for the disability population as we have seen. An application of service animal needed to be made OR ENFORCED. By large business associations and large companies, only way...
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Blog Post CommentWe agree with you, lori 1022. The problem spans all aspects of life: education, housing, work, transportation, medical care, recreation and basic activities of daily living. We need laws to protect people who are allergic and/or anxious, as there is direct discrimination even in the laws that are written. People are taking their dogs everywhere, because first the legal system allowed them to, and then it became socially acceptable. The media has become an enormous partner in the problem,...
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Blog Post Comment❤️Can AAFA create a facebook profile photo frame we could use to help promote awareness of this?
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Blog Post CommentGreat suggestion Tiffany! I will forward this on.
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Blog Post CommentIf it's a class problem then it's an environmental problem. The children may be more likely to live in dilapidated, aging structures with potential repeated water problems. If the Aafa really cared about doing something it would start investigating the walls/structures those children are living in rather than invent more white colored jobs for itself. Did you make any provisions for researching the structures those kids sleep inside of? No, of course not, don't ask, don't look, don't...
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Blog Post CommentThanks for your comment Milli. Both of these factors are important. Racial and ethnic minorities along with poor and low-wealth children in the U.S. suffer the harshest inequities among those living with asthma and/or food allergies. Asthma is the leading cause of missed school days. This not only makes more Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous children more vulnerable to serious health complications, it also puts them at an unfair academic disadvantage. Resources supporting healthier school...
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Blog Post CommentI am in support of much of this bill with the exception of coordination of care. No school should ever be involved in a child's coordination of care. That is to be left up to the parents and their care provider. Involving a school in the actual coordination of care would be a bridge too far.
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Blog Post CommentHi Nicolle, School nurses are a vital part of the care team to help manage a child's asthma at school. Taking a coordinated team approach with the school nurse managing things at school is the best way to keep children safe at school. The nurse can communicate with both parents and teachers. They have a nursing background but are also part of the educational team. Every child with asthma should have an asthma action plan and some need additional accommodations in an IHCP or 504 plan and the...
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Blog Post Comment👍Efforts to reduce environmental triggers This is a missing piece in asthma education. Teachers, administrators, and even parents are lacking in knowledge of environmental triggers especially fragrance products, aerosols, disinfectants, and air fresheners. This bill needs to do more to give parents the ability to demand the cease of teachers from using toxic products in their classrooms.
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Blog Post Comment💯Dear Kathy, I am a parent of a now grown asthmatic child. There was never a school nurse on campus in elementary schools, rather there was an aid who would call me immediately if our son needed to use his nebulizer to dispense his albuterol. She was wonderful. The language around the school being part of the coordination of my child's care is alarming. The wording needs to be different because it sounds as if the school would be making decisions for the parent. Yours in health, Nicolle "Nikki"
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Blog Post CommentThanks for sharing that experience Nicolle. I understand your your concern and there is no intention that the school would make decisions for the parent but rather a team approach. Studies show that for underserved kids, case management including school nurses can improve outcomes for kids with asthma. You read more in our Asthma Disparities Report (p143) - https://www.aafa.org/asthma-di...n-on-minorities.aspx
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Blog Post Comment👍Welcome Sher - reducing environmental triggers is very important. When schools better understand the sources of environmental triggers things like cleaning and fragrance, they can be addressed with policies to reduce exposure of students and staff.
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Blog Post CommentKathy, I totally get Nicolle's concern, I am resently enrolled in a community health worker class and one of the cases I was reading a 16 year old went to her CHW as she wanted birthcontrol, never once in the case senerio did they mention the parents role in the situation, lets face it there are alot of parents that are not active in the lives of thier children but we need to stop and think that thier are parents that are active and we need to be careful not to give to much power to other...
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Blog Post CommentWelcome Anjwl to the community. I'm glad you're here to be part of the conversation. Best!
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Blog Post CommentAnjwl - parents/family should always be part of the equation for managing asthma. For some kids, the school nurse may be the one picking up on asthma issues at school. Sometimes this is because the child's asthma is not being well managed at home. School nurses can help educate parents about better asthma management. The should support the parents, not make decisions for them. AAFA supports the SAMPRO (School-Based Asthma Management Program) team approach .
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File CommentWhat do schools with high allergy and asthma records do for the students/teachers?
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File CommentHello @Mink Naro and welcome to the AAFA community. There are extensive resources. Sign up at COVID-19 and Asthma Toolkit for Schools for Checklists that will help school nurses and other staff create a healthier, more asthma-friendly learning experience. These lists include: Health and hygiene practices Medicines Environment (air ventilation and more) Respiratory symptoms chart (in English and Spanish) to differentiate between allergy, cold, flu, and COVID-19 symptoms Understanding asthma...
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Blog Post CommentWe so need healthier schools. It has become trendy to bring dogs everywhere, including schools. The principal of Westbrook Middle School is bringing her dog to school. We complained that she was showing her bias and being selfish, and that she was discriminating against all the people in the school with allergies and asthma. She was featured on the news with her dog, saying that it roamed the halls. We are appalled, and we need laws to protect us from this kind of rampant discrimination...
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Blog Post CommentPlease FWD : Dear Members of Congress, Jealousy in schools and workplaces has worsened over time. I have vivid memories from the 70s growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, near steel mills. Now, in 2024, poor indoor air quality (IAQ) is being weaponized to harass and trigger serious health issues. What is your plan to support IAQ standards and healthy schools, as outlined by AAFA.org? Companies are using the lack of state regulation to avoid accountability for IAQ problems, like mold, in schools and...
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Blog Post CommentWhat do you recommend for interested parties living in states not part of the lawsuit but could be impacted by this ruling?
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Blog Post Comment@LB24 - thank you for getting involved! You can continue to look for updates from our blog. Even if you aren't in one of the 17 states part of the lawsuit, you can still contact your Attorney General to express support for 504. Our sample letter above can be used as a template.