Volume 124, Issue 2 , Pages 201-204, August 2009
Managing asthma and allergies in schools: An opportunity to coordinate health care
Children spend a great deal of time in school and can be exposed to situations that increase their risk for an asthma exacerbation or a reaction to food. As such, the clinician can play a significant role in educating children, their families, and school personnel about principles that can be applied not only to manage reactions when they occur but also to prevent them. This theme issue will provide information on indoor allergens commonly present in school and day care settings, as well as information on how to manage children with asthma and food allergies in these settings.
Key words: Allergy, anaphylaxis, asthma, asthma exacerbations, food allergy, school
Supported in part by Public Health Services Research Grants HR-16048, HL64288, HL 51834, AI-25496, HL081335, and HL075416; Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Award grant 1 UL1 RR025780 from the National Institutes of Health and National Center for Research Resources; and the Colorado Cancer, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Program.
Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: S. J. Szefler is a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, Merck, and Boehringer-Ingelheim and has received research support from the National Institutes of Health; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and GlaxoSmithKline.
PII: S0091-6749(09)00949-X
doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.045
© 2009 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Volume 124, Issue 2 , Pages 201-204, August 2009
