Environmental Health
Pediatric Asthma
Resources and training to help manage the environmental triggers of pediatric asthma
NEEF's Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma Guidelines training equips pediatric health care providers and clinicians with knowledge and tools to manage environmental asthma triggers and intervention strategies. Developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Asthma Control Program, the training is available online or in-person.
Provider Training and Resources
Manejo Ambiental del Asma Pediátrica-Guías para el Personal de Salud
El Manejo Ambiental del Asma Pediátrica-Guías para el Personal de Salud tienen como objetivo integrar la...
Formulario de Historia Ambiental Pediátrica
Este formulario ofrece cuestionarios que evalúan las condiciones de salud asociadas con las exposiciones...
Cuestionario de Historia Ambiental para el Paciente con Asma Pediátrica
Este formulario tiene como objetivo ayudar a identificar posibles desencadenantes ambientales para niños ya...
Breathing Easier: What's New in the Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma
NEEF’s Asthma Champions share updated guidelines, climate-related triggers, and practical tools for providers and families.
Pautas de Intervención Ambiental y Folletos para Pacientes
El paquete de Pautas de Intervención Ambiental y Folletos para Pacientes contiene preguntas, estrategias e...
Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma Online Course
This eLearning program was developed to help pediatric healthcare providers and clinicians manage...
Pediatric Asthma Environmental History Form Now Available in Multiple Languages
NEEF’s Environmental History Form for Pediatric Asthma Patients is now available in multiple languages...
Five Common Indoor Asthma Triggers
Nearly 28 million people in the US are affected by asthma. This infographic shows the five most common indoor...
NEEF and Hip Hop Public Health created EMPOWER, a multimedia asthma education initiative using original music and animated videos to help young people build practical self-management skills. The program supports the CDC’s EXHALE strategies for improving asthma control and reducing asthma-related emergencies.
Asthma Faculty Champion On-Site Training
NEEF’s Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma Guidelines for Health Care Providers is a one-hour learning session that engages providers around foundational information and skills for asthma care and management.
Sessions are led by trained Asthma Faculty Champions who are practicing pediatric physicians with authentic engagement and years of serving children and families. This network of Asthma Faculty Champions consists of faculty members at leading academic institutions who:
- Take a leadership role in integrating environmental management of pediatric asthma into medical and nursing schools in a sustainable fashion
- Train their colleagues, teach courses, and provide expertise and support in their institutions and surrounding communities
- Serve models for integrating environmental management of asthma into health professional education
If you are interested in becoming an Asthma Faculty Champion, or if you would like to arrange for an environmental management of pediatric asthma training in your facility, please contact health@neefusa.org.
School Nurses are on the Front Lines in the Fight Against Pediatric Asthma
Thanks to NEEF's Asthma Faculty Champion Training, thousands of pediatricians and school nurses across the country are better equipped to support children with asthma and their families.