Asthma Friendly Schools

Gadgets and Gizmos for Asthma Control

To qualify for the PACNJ Asthma Friendly School Award each school nurse is required to watch two videos, Gadgets and Gizmos for Asthma Control and Asthma Basics for School Nurses

Gadgets and Gizmos for Asthma Control is a 14 minute video for school nurses. It offers demonstrations on the various delivery devices for asthma medication, and the peak flow meter.     

Medications are a key component to controlling asthma. Their effectiveness depends on proper use of the delivery devices. We hope these demonstrations will be helpful.

This is general information. A person with asthma should always ask his/her health care provider to show him/her how to use the medication device that has been prescribed and to watch the person use it.

A person with asthma should ask his/her health care provider for a written asthma treatment plan that describes what medication to take, how much, and when to take it.

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Updated Credits for 2011-2012
The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey is sponsored by the American Lung Association in New Jersey. This publication was supported by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, with funds provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Cooperative Agreement 5U59EH000491-04.  Its content are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although this document has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Agreement XA97250908-4 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.

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