Asthma affects as many as 1 in 8 Canadian children and is a leading cause of missed school, emergency department visits and hospitalizations for children and youth.
Physical activity is one of the most common triggers of asthma, but children and youth with asthma should not be discouraged because an activity may induce asthma symptoms. Full participation in physical activity helps to provide opportunities for all students to experience the positive benefits to both their health and their learning.
Although asthma cannot be cured, it can be effectively managed. Research shows that with proper management, children with asthma can achieve and maintain good asthma control, enabling them to participate in regular physical activity.
Learn more about how to support children and youth with asthma to lead full, active and healthy lives by participating in Ophea’s FREE asthma and physical activity training sessions.
Key learnings and benefits from participation in a training session include the following:
- Increasing your awareness of the importance of physical activity for children and youth with asthma
- Learning strategies that can be used to encourage children and youth with exercise-induced asthma to participate in physical activity to the best of their abilities
- Learning approaches to help create asthma friendly environments
- Receiving materials, resources and tools to support the management of asthma
- Participating in networking opportunities to reflect and share successes and challenges working with children with asthma
- Discovering useful strategies for sharing information within your community
Click here to start the English online workshop.
Each slide has an audio component and you can move through the workshop at your own pace, advancing the slides by clicking your mouse/touchpad when you are ready to move ahead.
In an effort to reinforce key messages and strategies, there are interactive poll questions and DVD clips from Ophea’s Managing Asthma In Our Schools DVD to test and apply your knowledge as well as demonstrate scenarios you may come across in your position.
Ophea's Asthma Education Initiative is funded by the Government of Ontario in support of the Ontario Asthma Plan of Action.
- For more information please contact info [at] ophea [dot] net.