FY21 November Clinical Update: Asthma in Home and in School

This course is now available as self-paced training.  The topics of this exciting program include racial equity, safe cleaning, indoor triggers, medications, and medical management, particularly concerning COVID-19. This training includes presentations by subject matter experts from the CDC and the MDPH Asthma Prevention and Control Program, among others, who deliver the latest updates.

Session 1: Opening and Racial Equity

1. Complete the Pre-work (~20 min)
   • Read about the Groundwater Approach from the Racial Equity Institute
   • Watch the short film titled Asthma Alley
2. Click on the video to view the recording 
3. Print this Reframing Activity (Word)  and complete Activity #1 

Optional: Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF) used in this presentation

Session 2: COVID: Asthma and Indoor Air Quality

1. Complete the Pre-work (~30 min). Review the following documents: 
   • COVID-19 and Asthma Toolkit for Schools – Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
   • Massachusetts Asthma Action Partnership (MAAP) Safe Cleaning One-Pager
   • Clearing the Air Toolkit
2. Click on the video to view the training:
3. Print this Reframing Activity (Word) and complete Activity #2 

Optional: Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF) used in this presentation 

Session 3: Asthma Medical Management: Part 1

1. Complete the Pre-work (~20 min)
   • Skim for context: Draft of EPR4 public guidelines – skim over it for context
   • Review slides from this webinar: Creative Approaches to Routine Asthma/Allergy Care during COVID-19
2. Click on the video to view the training:
3. Print this Reframing Activity (Word) and complete Activity #3 

Optional: Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF) used in this presentation

Session 4: Asthma Medical Management: Part 4

1. Complete the Pre-work (~20 min)
   • Skim for context: CHW Protocol Manual
   • Review slides from this webinar: Considering COVID 19: E-cigarettes & Vaping with Asthma
2. Click on the video to view the training:
3. Print this Reframing Activity (Word) and complete Activity #3 

Optional: Download the PowerPoint slides (PDF) used in this presentation