Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly School

How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? (NAEPP, updated 2008) [PDF - 140 KB]
Use this eight-item questionnaire to find out how well your school serves students with asthma

User guide for the Asthma Basics for Schools, Parts 1 and 2—PowerPoint^® slide presentations (NAEPP, 2008) [PDF - 450 KB]
Provides suggestions for use of the PowerPoint^® slides, as well as instructions for opening and printing the slide presentations

Asthma Basics for Schools, Part 1—PowerPoint^® slide presentation (NAEPP, updated 2008) [PPT - 1.6 MB, save to view speaker notes] PDF format [PDF - 1.5 MB]
Use Part 1 to provide basic information about asthma at school staff meetings, PTA meetings, school board meetings, community group meetings, or elsewhere. Slide set is customizable, includes speaker notes (script and additional information to assist you in responding to questions), and a presentation feedback form

Asthma Basics for Schools, Part 2—PowerPoint^® slide presentation (NAEPP, updated 2008) [PPT - 718 KB, save to view speaker notes] PDF format [PDF - 1.7 MB]
Part 2 offers guidance for addressing asthma in schools. It primarily targets school staff members but could also be used or modified for other audiences. Slide set is customizable, includes speaker notes (script and additional information to assist you in responding to questions), and a presentation feedback form

Feedback form for Asthma Basics for Schools, Parts 1 and 2—PowerPoint^® slide presentations (NAEPP, 2008) [PDF - 83 KB]

Managing Asthma: A Guide for Schools (NAEPP, updated 2003)
Easy-to-use booklet developed to provide school personnel with practical ways to help students with asthma and assist schools that are planning or maintaining an asthma management program

Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a Coordinated School Health Program, with Updated Resources (CDC, updated 2006)
Describes six key strategies for improving the health and school attendance of students with asthma

Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly School. Atlanta, Georgia, 2008.

When ordering, please specify if you would like a copy of only the Creating an Asthma-Friendly School DVD, a CD-ROM of the toolkit, or the Initiating Change: Creating an Asthma-Friendly School toolkit (which includes the DVD and CD-ROM).