Controlling Asthma Triggers in the Child Care Environment

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Course
Date of Publication
July 7, 2021
Price
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Overview

Asthma is one of the most common chronic childhood illnesses. This course gives a basic overview of what happens in the body during an asthma attack, discusses common asthma attack triggers, and covers a variety of strategies child care providers can use to reduce the number of asthma triggers in their indoor environments.

Course Information

Asthma is one of the most common chronic childhood illnesses.

This online course for child care providers:

  • gives a basic overview of what happens in the body during an asthma attack
  • discusses common asthma attack triggers
  • and covers a variety of strategies child care providers can use to reduce the number of asthma triggers in their indoor environments.

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