National Analysis of State Health Policies on Students' Right to Self-Carry and Self-Administer Asthma Inhalers at School

Autor/inn/en	Toups, Madeleine M.; Press, Valerie G.; Volerman, Anna
Titel	National Analysis of State Health Policies on Students' Right to Self-Carry and Self-Administer Asthma Inhalers at School
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 88 (2018) 10, S.776-784 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Volerman, Anna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12681
Schlagwörter	Diseases; Chronic Illness; Self Management; Drug Therapy; Public Policy; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Rights; State Policy; Policy Formation; Stakeholders; Legal Responsibility; Barriers; Child Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Disease; Krankheit; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Selbstmanagement; Öffentliche Ordnung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Politische Betätigung; Strafmündigkeit
Abstract	Background: Asthma has no known cure, and though manageable, it disrupts the everyday lives of over 6 million US children. Because children spend more than half of their waking hours in school, students must be able to carry and administer their inhaler at school to manage their asthma. Methods: This policy paper is a comprehensive review of all 50 states and the District of Columbia's laws and policies for the self-carry and administration of quick-relief asthma inhalers among children in prekindergarten through 12th grade. Results: All states permit students to carry and administer their inhalers at school, although each state differs in their development and implementation of policies for asthma self-management at school. This review examines how states regulate self-carry policies by looking at policy development, regulated school systems, relevant stakeholders, required medical records, and school liability. Conclusions: Each state's laws have nuances that create gray areas, increasing the potential of misinterpreted or incorrectly implemented policies for asthma self-management at school. As a result, children may not have immediate access to their inhaler for symptom management or in an emergency. State policymakers should reform current laws to remove barriers for students to carry and use inhalers at school. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01