Asthma Friendly Schools’ Initiative
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Pupils attending schools in Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) are to benefit from a new asthma programme offering support for physical health.
The Asthma Friendly Schools programme seeks to help pupils by reducing asthma related school absences, promoting good asthma management for children and young people and increasing awareness of asthma among staff.
Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition in children and young people in the UK, incorrectly perceived as a mild illness. The UK has one of the highest admission rates and death rates from asthma, with an average of 3 children per class with asthma.
The programme has been developed by Dr Sebastian Gray, Paediatric Consultant & Children and Young Person Asthma Lead with support from Hannah Savigar-Jones, Children and Young People's Senior Programme Manager from BSW Integrated Care Board.
Schools join the programme through a simple, self-assessment process and are supported to achieve this new award by their Healthy Schools leads in local authorities in B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire.
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