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Are children you care about going back to school with asthma this fall?

In a recent poll of parents and school-aged children with asthma, the American Lung Association found many families are not taking the steps they need to manage their child’s asthma while at school. Less than one-third of those parents surveyed make sure their children are under medical supervision or talk to school administrators or school nurses about their child’s asthma. These results may help explain why emergency room and hospitalization rates spike in September.

You can take a few easy steps that will insure an asthmatic child has a healthy and productive school year. Get the American Lung Association’s Back to School with Asthma Toolkit today. It will give you all the information you need to keep your child safe and healthy and make going back to school a pleasure instead of a worry. The Back to School with Asthma Toolkit includes:

• Ways to Control Your Child's Asthma
• An Asthma Action Plan
• Early Warning Signals for Asthma Attacks
• Kids with Asthma Tip Sheet
• Kids Asthma Bill of Rights

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