by Jeannie Simms BA, AE-C | Sep 6, 2017 | Asthma
Can it really be time to head back to school? Preparing for another successful school year by supporting the management of your child’s asthma and anyone who interacts with him or her is at the top of your ‘must do’ list. Who should be on that list? Maybe a few people...
by Jeannie Simms BA, AE-C | Aug 30, 2016 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs
The new school year is here, meaning it’s time to outline the management of your child’s asthma with anyone who interacts with him or her. Who’s on that list? The school nurse, teachers, the school bus driver, and anyone who’s on the “need to know” list set by the...
by Carla Conrad | Mar 16, 2016 | Smoking Cessation
March 16, 2016 is Kick Butts Day, an initiative created by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, which encourages youth to stand up against tobacco. In Pennsylvania, we’ve come a long way in reducing tobacco consumption rates. Consider this ⎼ in 2012, 14% of high...
by Carla Conrad | Oct 2, 2015 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease
At the start of each school year we are consumed with medical paperwork – physical forms, immunization forms, medication forms and emergency contact forms. You may be wondering why they’re important. Working directly with school nurses as an asthma educator, I...
by Carla Conrad | Aug 13, 2014 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease, Tips & Tricks
If your asthmatic child is heading off to college for freshman year, it can be nerve-wracking for you as a parent, but it doesn’t need to be. Moving to a new area can expose them to different allergens, and new weather and climate changes that can affect their...
