Asthma:

 

                 Asthma is a chronic, or life long, disease that can be serious—even life threatening. There is no cure for asthma. The good news is that it can be managed so you can live a normal, healthy life. The more you can learn about asthma, the better you and your loved ones can manage living with this disease, making the most of every day, and maintaining the quality of life that is important to you.

 

                 PBL school district strives to provide the best enviroment possible for it's students who suffer from asthma.  We continually are making improvements to our school enviroment, with our students health in mind.  But what can you do as a parent?

 

• At the beginning of the school year, make sure to contact school nurses and let them know about your child’s asthma. This can provide you with the opportunity to get to know the school nurse and school administrator.

• By law, the school needs to get your permission to communicate student health information to your child’s healthcare provider. Find out from the school what they need from you to allow this important communication to happen. That way if prescriptions change, or if your child has an asthma emergency, everyone on “the team” can be kept informed.

• Be sure your child has a recent Asthma Action Plan on file at the school. If for some reason you cannot get your child’s doctor to complete one, talk to the school nurse about what to do.

• Ensure that your child has immediate access to quick relief medicine in case your child has an asthma flare while at school. At PBL we do allow children to carry rescue inhailers, as long as the child has a doctor signed medication authorization on file.  When having your doctor fill out this authorization please make sure that mark that your child may self carry, if that is your wish, otherwise inhailers are kept in the school office.