Planning and communication: Keys to helping children with asthma in school

Name: Planning and communication: Keys to helping children with asthma in school
Uploaded: 2025-08-06T15:15:02.073Z
Duration: 5 min 50 s
Description: Pediatric experts emphasize the importance of asthma action plans, medication readiness, and school-based support to help children with asthma stay healthy and active during the academic year.

Author(s)Joshua Fitch, Senior Editor

Fact checked by: Morgan Ebert, Executive Editor

Pediatric experts emphasize the importance of asthma action plans, medication readiness, and school-based support to help children with asthma stay healthy and active during the academic year.

As of the 2024 school year, asthma was one of the leading causes of school absenteeism and is a leading chronic illness among children and adolescents in the United States, according to the CDC. As children prepare for another year of learning, it is estimated that in a classroom of 30 children, 3 are likely to have asthma, with increased numbers among low-income populations.¹