Asthma

  •  The following links, resources and videos offer information on Asthma and how to help your child with this disease.
    If you are concerned about your child's wellbeing, please contact your child's docotor to get a complete check up.

    Links    

    Click to view  CDC Asthma website
    Click to view  EPA Asthma website in Spanish

    		  

    Click to view  Asthma.com- parents section (this site is sponsored by a drug company)
    Click to view  A is for Asthma Sesame Street 

    Resources

    		    
    General   Know How to Use Your Asthma Inhaler

    Click to view   Help your child Gain Control Over Asthma

            coloring book (PDF)

    Click to view   Help your child Gain Control Over Asthma

            coloring book in Spanish (PDF)

    Click to view   Allergies and Asthma

       

    Click to view   A is for Asthma: A Guide for Parents of

    Young Children With Asthma (PDF)
    		 

    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler with a

           spacer (PDF)

    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler with a

           spacer in Spanish (PDF)

    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler 1 to 2

           inches from mouth(PDF)

    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler 1 to 2

           inches from mouth in Spanish (PDF)

    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler in

           mouth (PDF)

    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler in

           mouth in Spanish (PDF)
    Videos    

    CDC video on Using a metered dose inhaler with a
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    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler with a

           spacer video in spanish

    CDC video on Using a metered dose inhaler
    1 to 2 inches from mouth 

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    Click to view  Using a metered dose inhaler 1 - 2 inches

           from mouth video in Spanish

    CDC video on Using a metered dose inhaler in mouth

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    Click to view  Using metered dose inhaler in mouth

            video in Spanish

    		  

    Watch a video on Tips for kids with Asthma

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    Watch a video on Recognizing an Asthma attach in your child

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