The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey - Schools

PACNJ Asthma Friendly School Award Program

There are six requirements to qualify for the PACNJ
Asthma Friendly School Award. Each step supports
the efforts of New Jersey schools to be in compliance
with New Jersey Laws for asthma management and
good indoor air quality.

The award recognizes a school’s efforts to enhance
the quality of education for students and staff who face
the challenges of asthma.

Six Steps to Success

1. A Nebulizer is required in each school as mandated
by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.7.

2. Asthma Management in the School Setting - Each school
nurse is to complete the PACNJ 3-Part Video Series Training.
This fulfills the requirement mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.8.

3. PACNJ Faculty In-Service Video program: ABCs of Asthma are All 'Bout Control. Each school nurse is to conduct the program with their staff. This fulfills the requirement mandated by state statute NJSA 18A:40-12.9.

4. Asthma Action Plan: School Nurses Leading the Way Each school nurse is to view the PACNJ On-Line PowerPoint Presentation and take the online quiz.

5. The EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Training course is to be completed by one school nurse and one maintenance supervisor from the school district. Each school is to establish an Indoor Air Quality Team.

E-mail info@pacnj.org to sign up to attend the next Tools for Schools one day training course.
Fee: $100 covers attendance for one school nurse and one maintenance staff person. Details to be announced

6. The school superintendent is required to sign the No-Idling Pledge for the school district. Visit www.stopthesoot.org for detailed information about the No-Idling Pledge.

Print out the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s No-Idling Pledge.
Mail a signed copy of the No-Idling Pledge to Melinda Dower: NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Diesel Team, PO Box 423, Trenton, NJ 08625-0423, (Melinda.dower@dep.state.nj.us.)
Fax a copy of the No-Idling Pledge to PACNJ at 908-851-2625

When all six criteria have been met, download and complete the
"Asthma Friendly School Award Signature Form"

If you would like to be contacted about the PACNJ Asthma Friendly School Award Program,
complete the form below.

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This program has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under agreement XA98284401 to the American Lung Association of 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.

The Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey is 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 U59/CCU223169. This project is 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.

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