Review your enrolment policies
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Reviewing your policies and procedures’
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Ask for medical information
Ask for medical information
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Source: Ministry of Education
Create a safe environment
Create a safe environment
Include the following information as part of your initial enrolment:
- a written asthma action plan from the child or young person’s healthcare professional
- a list of asthma triggers
- specific symptoms to look out for
- treatment plans for an asthma attack
- a list of all prescribed asthma medication, doses, and how they should be used
- written consent from parents to administer medication as required.
Identify learners with asthma
Identify learners with asthma
Questions to ask:
- Does your child have coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, or trouble breathing when playing or exercising?
- Has your child been prescribed asthma medication by their healthcare professional in the past 12 months?
- How many times in the last 12 months did your child go to the doctor or healthcare professional for an urgent visit because of breathing problems?
- Has your child been admitted to hospital because of breathing problems in the last 12 months?
- Have you ever been told by a doctor or healthcare professional that your child has asthma?
Ease anxiety
Ease anxiety
Support families, whānau, and learners during the enrolment process by:
- following up on a child’s or young person's enrolment information
- contacting parents proactively, organising a meeting to discuss their child's individual health needs
- highlighting health and safety policies and procedures related to asthma management.
Source: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (2016). Vol. 41 No. 4 (opens in a new tab/window)
School asthma checklist
School asthma checklist
Use the school asthma checklist as part of your enrolment process to help reduce the risk of asthma related illness at school.
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Useful resources
Useful resources
School asthma checklist
A free downloadable pdf.
Publisher: Asthma + Respiratory Foundation, NZ
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Recognise and respond to an asthma attackShow suggestions for Recognise and respond to an asthma attack
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Review your policies and proceduresShow suggestions for Review your policies and procedures
- Review your enrolment policies
- Ask for asthma action plans
- Plan safe EOTC trips
- Review your medication policies
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Develop inclusive systemsShow suggestions for Develop inclusive systems
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Create inclusive learning environmentsShow suggestions for Create inclusive learning environments
