This section of the website is intended for use by after-school and weekend programs, including arts, clubs and recreational and competitive sport programs. Creating and maintaining asthma friendly environments demonstrates a program’s commitment to the safety, well-being and achievement of children and youth, as well as its commitment to assisting them in reaching their full potential.
An asthma friendly and supportive program/team will:
- know which children and youth have asthma and/or use asthma medicine
- ensure that reliever medications are easily accessible
- ensure that staff are prepared to identify and handle worsening asthma and asthma emergencies
- reduce exposure to asthma triggers
- facilitate participation of children and youth with asthma in all activities
- provide opportunities for staff to learn about asthma
- partner with children and youth with asthma, their parents/guardians and community organizations to successfully manage asthma