Creating Asthma Friendly Environments provides information and resources for organizations to develop asthma friendly and supportive environments for children and youth with asthma.
Creating asthma friendly environments allows children and youth with asthma to:
- maximize their potential for growth, development, and achievement
- limit school absenteeism
- participate in physical activity
- experience positive educational, social, physical and health benefits
- develop lifelong skills for managing their asthma (Cicutto et al., 2006)
Your commitment to creating and maintaining an asthma-friendly environment will lead to more engaged and active children and youth in your care.
Note: This content is provided for general information purposes only. For further information, individuals are advised to seek the advice of a physician or other health care professionals.
Funding for Ophea’s Creating Asthma Friendly Environments was provided by the Government of Ontario in support of the Ontario Asthma Plan. The views expressed in this resource are those of Ophea and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Ontario.
Partners: Asthma Canada and the Lung Health Foundation.
References
Cicutto, L., Conti, E., Evans, H., Lewis, R., Murphy, S., Rautiainen, K. C., Sharrard, S., and Varga, J. (2006). Creating asthma friendly schools: A public health approach. Journal of School Health, 76(6), 255–258.
