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Chicago is seeking to increase the percentage of schools that have on
file an asthma action plan for all students with known asthma.
Activities
- Disseminate updated medication (focus on asthma and allergy) and food allergy policies through online trainings, distribution of educational materials, in-person trainings, administrative memos, and asthma posters throughout the district.
- Provide information about medication and food allergy policies at all professional development events and education sessions for school clinicians and staff.
- Provide information about medication and food allergy policies at asthma education and management sessions to students with asthma and their parents at identified high-risk schools.
- Improve district-wide dissemination of new and existing asthma and allergy policies, information, and resources through a Web site for staff, students, and families.
Chicago is seeking to increase the percentage of
schools that implement a policy permitting students to carry and
self-administer asthma medications in both of the following ways:
- Communicate the policy to students, parents, and families.
- Designate an individual responsible for implementing the policy.
Activities
- Disseminate updated medication and food allergy policies through online trainings, distribution of educational materials, in-person trainings, administrative memos, and asthma posters throughout the district.
- Provide information about medication and food allergy policies at all professional development events and education sessions for school clinicians and staff.
- Provide information about medication and food allergy policies at asthma education and management sessions to students with asthma and their parents at identified high-risk schools.
- Improve district-wide dissemination of new and existing asthma and allergy policies, information, and resources through a Web site for staff, students, and families.
Chicago is seeking to increase the percentage of
schools requiring that all school staff members receive training on
recognizing and responding to severe asthma symptoms that require immediate
action, as a part of annual staff development.
Activities
- Conduct district-wide asthma management education sessions for social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapists working in schools.
- Conduct district-wide asthma management education sessions for physical education teachers and coaches.
- Development and implementation of Environmental Online Module for all district staff specifically targeting building engineers, custodians, administrators and teachers.
- Build asthma education and resources into multiple outreach opportunities and professional development offered by the coordinated school health and clinical departments.
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