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Community Based Programs: Arts, Crafts, Clubs
This section is to help those supervising arts, crafts, and clubs (that are non-physical activity based) better understand asthma triggers and strategies to support safe and successful participation. Triggers There are several substances or sources of exposures that may occur during activities that...
Creating Asthma Friendly Environments
Creating Asthma Friendly Environments provides information and resources for organizations to develop asthma friendly and supportive environments for children and youth. Empowering children and youth in a supportive environment helps them develop life-long skills for controlling their asthma. Your...
Cannabis Education Resources
Cannabis Education Resources has been developed to provide educators and administrators access to evidence-informed information on substance use (specifically cannabis) to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions to support their health and well-being. The...
Beyond the Walls: Activities for the Outdoors
Ophea’s Beyond the Walls: Activities for the Outdoors Resources have been developed to support elementary and secondary educators in using outdoor spaces safely and effectively for physical activity with students across the school day. This resource provides opportunities for students to observe...
Managing Asthma
Children and youth can gain and maintain control of asthma through appropriate use of medications and management of their triggers. Different asthma situations may require different actions to be taken. Asthma Medication Asthma medications help prevent and relieve asthma symptoms. However...
Asthma and Physical Activity
Physical activity is part of a healthy lifestyle. Asthma should generally not be used as an excuse to avoid participating. A child/youth can participate and perform better in almost any sport if their asthma is well controlled and breathing problems are recognized early. For additional information...
Implementing Ryan’s Law and PPM 161: Ensuring Asthma Friendly Schools 2023/24 e-Learning module
2023-24 eLearning Updates Ophea’s interactive e-Learning modules are 1-2 hours in length and feature a variety of instructional methods. Certificates of completion are provided once modules are completed successfully. You can continue to enroll in any of the modules up until June 30th, 2024. ...
Steps to Creating Asthma Friendly Environments
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...
Vaccination Information and Personal Health
Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS)
Please note : Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS) will no longer be available as of January 1, 2025. The resource will continue to be available until that time. Ophea continues to support educators by releasing new resources addressing emerging needs. Social and Emotional Learning Supports...
Making Informed Decisions About Vaccinations
H&PE Elementary Resources
Ophea’s H&PE Curriculum Resources: Grades 1-8 addressing the H&PE Curriculum, 2015 continue to be available. Throughout the school year, new lesson plans will be added to further support you in teaching the current curriculum. With the release of the 2019 Elementary H&PE curriculum, Ophea will...