Section 1. The Problem
Asthma is a chronic airway condition affecting 6.3 million children or 8.6% of the population younger than 18 years (CDC, 2016). School-age children spend 6-7 hours of each day in school for 171-182 days per year (NCES, 2011). As such, the school is a suitable environment for asthma prevention and management. For instance, there are schools which have implemented asthma programs to educate students about asthma and self-management, develop asthma action plans, and create safe environments for learning (CDC, 2015). The chosen setting is a school district in a county in a northcentral U.S. state. It is composed of ...
