Asthma Care

Consultants and advisors are available for you.

The Missouri Healthy Schools team includes experienced professionals who are available to answer your questions, provide training, and support your decision-making.  Your consultants for Asthma Care are:
Contact Project Manager Anna Trainer, MPH with general inquiries.     

Downloads, webinars and videos

Allergies and Asthma Resources
​Main topics: Several resources below for school staff and parents
>> Back to School Checklist for School Nurses
>> Asthma and Allergies Signs and Symptoms PDF- A Guide for School Staff
>> Online Store
>> SAMPRO Asthma Action Plan
>> American Academy of Pediatrics Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan
Provided 3.3.22
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Allergies and Asthma at School
​>> Main topics:Parents and schools need to partner to care for students with asthma and life-threatening allergies, as well as other related conditions.
Parents also need to help their child be ready to go to school, communicate their child’s needs to school staff and provide the school with medication and paperwork that they need.

Schools and school nurses need to develop policies and plans so they are prepared to deal with asthma and life-threatening allergies at school.

Allergy & Asthma Network has resources to help keep children safe at school.
>> Asthma at School for Parents
>> Asthma at School for School Staff
>> Allergies at School for Parents
>> Allergies at School for School Staff
Provided 3.3.22
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School Nurse Chronic Health Assessment Tool - SN Chat
​>> Main topics: Over 25% of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 schools have a chronic health condition, including asthma and allergies. These students are at risk for having a life-threatening emergency for which school staff must be prepared to intervene.
>> Download Tool here
Provided 3.3.22
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Caring for Students with Chronic Health Concerns: SN CHAT Tool
​>> Main topics: Over 25% of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 schools have a chronic health condition, including asthma and allergies. These students are at risk for having a life-threatening emergency for which school staff must be prepared to intervene.
>> View recording here
Provided 3.3.22
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Importance of Air Quality in Schools
​>> Main topics: Schools across the US are trying to reopen safely and air quality is a major concern. Studies by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have found that levels of airborne pollutants indoors can be two to over 100 times higher than outdoor air pollution levels.
>> Read more here
Provided 1.15.22
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Medical Administration in Schools Implementation Toolkit by NASN
​>> Main topics: NASN has released a new resource -- Medication Administration in Schools Implementation Toolkit -- that provides a uniform guideline for the administration of medication in schools, including evidence-based recommendations for the safe care of Pre-K-12 students who receive medications during the day. This toolkit is designed to help school nurses implement NASN’s School Nursing Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline: Medication Administration in Schools.
>> Read more here
Provided 12.16.21
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Webinar: Asthma-Friendly Schools: Strategies to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission and Improve Indoor Air Quality
>> Main topics:
  • Implement IAQ management and layered risk-reduction strategies to reduce COVID-19 transmission and environmental asthma triggers in schools.
  • Utilize guidance and tools from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to choose safer disinfectants, effectively clean school facilities, and provide recommended ventilation and filtration to not only mitigate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission but to create healthy learning environments for all students and staff, including those with asthma.
  • Employ best practices from environmental hygienists and health providers at a leading hospital-based community environmental health program to create asthma-friendly schools, protect occupant health and improve academic performance in schools through implementing proactive approaches for indoor environmental management.
>> View recording
Provided 6.4.21
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • Can I use a nebulizer to provide quick relief medication (e.g., albuterol)?
    >> Answer: Use of a nebulizer is NOT recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Use a meter dose inhaler with a valved holding chamber.
      
  • Cough is a symptom of COVID-19.  Can a child with asthma who coughs frequently still come to school?
    >> Answer: The CDC recommended symptom screener for schools addresses this issue noting that daily home health screening for students should focus on new onset cough or change in cough from the student's baseline: New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/ asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline).  Click here to view the CDC's recommended daily home health screener form.
  • Can I use corrugated tubing as a spacer when I use stock Albuterol?  
    >> Answer: No, because there is no one-way valve, which is necessary to prevent cross-contamination.  

  • How I do get the free start-up kit (with COVID-19 asthma care supplies) for my school school or district?  
    >> Answer: The Allergy and Asthma Foundation - St. Louis Chapter is handling distribution of kits. Request your kit here.   

  • Should masks be worn by people with asthma?  
    >> Answer: In most cases yes.  Currently, the CDC is recommending that all people over age 2 wear a cloth face covering when in public or when around people who don’t live in your household. The guidelines for school settings are age 9.  The Allergy & Asthma Network addresses this question with a thorough response here. 
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