The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey

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Asthma Friendly School Award

Please sign up to qualify for the PACNJ
Asthma Friendly School Award.

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Award Requirements

1. Asthma Training for School Nurses: Each school nurse is to complete the PACNJ Asthma Basics for School Nurses online training video and the Gadgets and Gizmos for Asthma Control online video. These fulfill the requirement mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.8

2. Asthma In-Service for Faculty: Each school nurse is to conduct the PACNJ Faculty In-Service Program: Asthma Management in the Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know Online PowerPoint training). This fulfills the requirement mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.9

3. Asthma Treatman Plan Training: "PACNJ Asthma Treatment Plan: School Nurses Leading the Way" online training presentation and quiz have been completed by school nurse

4. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Training

NJ PEOSH Indoor Air Quality Designated Persons Training has been completed by a School Nurse and the IAQ Designated Person from the school district or private school, or the EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Training has been completed
An Indoor Air Quality Team has been established in this school

NJ PEOSH IAQ Designated Persons Training is not required in order to meet the NJ PEOSH standard. However, it is required to qualify for the PACNJ award.

5. No-Idling Pledge, from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, has been completed by the school district.

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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.