"I'm unstoppable...
If I take my medicine,
I'm fine."
-Student |
"Asthma...something that
we can do something about.
You can deal with it.
You can actually
make a difference."
-Leonard Latronica
School Principal, New York City
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Lifelong
physical fitness is an important goal for all students.
Yet students with asthma frequently restrict their physical
activities--and about 1 child in every 15 has asthma.
Much of this restriction is unnecessary--children with
asthma can and should be physically active. This presents
a challenge to classroom teachers, physical education
teachers and coaches. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute's National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
encourages a partnership among students, families, physicians,
and school personnel in managing and controlling asthma
so that students can be active.
It is our hope that this booklet and its companion video,
"Managing Asthma at School: Making a Difference," will
help classroom teachers, physical education teachers,
and coaches help their students participate fully and
safely in sports and physical activities.
Claude
Lenfant, M.D., Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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