Learning to live with asthma

Article Abstract:

The rise of childhood asthma has led to the need for UK schools to have an established procedure for monitoring medical needs and assessing the seriousness of an asthma attack. Over one million school aged children suffer from asthma in the UK in 1998. A survey of schools in Hillingdon, London found 73% had a written asthma policy and 80.8% of children with asthma had inhalers in the school building. Joint welfare guidelines suggest inhalers should be stored in close proximity to nursery and infant age children, but distributed by teachers.

Health aspects, Schools

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A lesson in confidence

Article Abstract:

A school nurse describes how she set up a club for asthma sufferers to help educate them about their condition. The emotional and educational development of many of the children at a school in a densley populated area was impaired because of their lack of knowledge about their condition. Since the club at the school was established there have not been any major asthma attacks.

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Improving care for children in a multi-agency alliance

Article Abstract:

A Healthy Alliance Group was set up in the area of the Eastern Surrey Health Commission in 1991 to tackle asthma. The aim of the multi-agency group was to reduce morbidity rates in young people due to asthma. A workshop was organised for school nurses, school staff and primary health-care staff.

Asthma, Asthmatics

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