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Communication and cooperation among families, health care
providers, and child care providers are especially important when
caring for a child with asthma.

Parents of Children with Asthma

• Share the Asthma Treatment Plan with your child
  care provider
• Asthma Control in Early Childhood: At Home and
  in Childcare
• Know your child’s asthma triggers
• Parenting Tips for Managing Asthma in the
  Child Care Setting
• Download a daily asthma/allergy reporting form.
  This form helps families and child care providers
  share daily concerns about a child's asthma
  

Child Care Providers

You can help the children in your care who have
asthma. Take the PACNJ “Policies and Practices for
Asthma Friendly Child Care” training. To request
information about training in your area, send an email to info@pacnj.org.

• At the training you will receive the PACNJ Bilingual Resource Kit that contains the 10-minute DVD:
  “Steps to Controlling Asthma in the Child Care Setting” and the following posters

Steps to Follow for An Asthma Episode in the Child Care Setting	Common Asthma Triggers	Top Ten Actions to Reduce Asthma Triggers

• Children with asthma in your care need to have an Asthma Treatment Plan on file at your facility
  
• Use Air Quality Alerts to determine when to limit outdoor activity

Additional Resources

• Asthma Friendly Child Care Checklist
  From the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter
• Asthma Friendly Child Care and a list of resources for Parents and Child Care Staff
  from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
• “Health and Safety E-News for Caregivers and Teachers”, August 2007
  The American Academy of Pediatrics
• The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education:
  A-Z Child Care
• Asthma & Allergy Network Mothers of Asthmatics Child Care Center Web Page
• New Jersey Child Care Health Consultant Coordinators
• Child Care Story - Asthma Education Makes a Difference in Child Care
  

PACNJ Child Care Task Force
Goal: Works to ensure that all child care providers in New Jersey will understand and cooperate with National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Guidelines in partnership of care for managing asthma

Co-chair:
Joslyn Bjorseth
Office of Licensing
Department of Children and Families

Co-chair:
Nancy Thomson
Child Care Connection

You are leaving the PACNJ website when you choose a website link from this page. The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey, sponsored by the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic, does not officially endorse or claim to know the validity of these website links. They are provided as a resource. We cannot guarantee that these resources will be able to answer your questions. For specific medical inquiries, always consult a physician.

The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey, sponsored by the American Lung Association in New Jersey, and this website are supported by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS), with funds provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDCP) under Cooperative Agreement 1U59EH000491-01. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NJDHSS or the USCDCP. Although this document has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Agreement XA97250908-2 to the American Lung Association in New Jersey, it has not gone through the Agency’s publications review process and therefore, may not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred. Information in this publication is not intended to diagnose health problems or take the place of medical advice. For asthma or any medical condition, seek medical advice from your child’s or your health care professional.

Disclaimer
The Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey (PACNJ), disclaims any responsibility for any action taken by viewers as a result of their interpretation of information provided. Viewers are encouraged to discuss medical treatment with their physician. The Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey is sponsored by the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic (ALAM-A), a nonprofit organization.
Inclusion in this website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, nor does exclusion necessarily indicate disapproval by the Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey and/or the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic.
The Pediatric Asthma Coalition of New Jersey is not responsible for information, advice, or results related to implementation of said information/advice, provided by any PACNJ member agencies or individual representing said member agencies.