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What Makes a School Asthma Friendly?

• A school is more asthma friendly when all staff work together to provide a safe and healthy school environment to reduce asthma triggers throughout the school.
• A school is more asthma friendly when there are statewide policies in place that help children with asthma breathe easier in school. New Jersey has several laws. Click here to read about the laws
• New Jersey is leading the way with state policies and practices for asthma friendly schools - see the 2008 Honor Roll for the Nation! Click here to see chart
• Parenting Tips for an Asthma Friendly School Experience

“Kids learn better in a clean and healthy school, it’s everyone’s job."

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PACNJ Asthma Friendly School Award Find out how your school can qualify for the PACNJ Asthma Friendly School Award

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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