Asthma Friendly Schools

Schools are an important venue for promoting health and wellness. In 2023, 8.7% of children in Georgia aged 0-17 years had been told at some point in their lives they have asthma. The Asthma Friendly Schools toolkit provides a structured framework school districts can use to create a comprehensive approach to asthma management. Comprehensive Asthma Friendly School programs include planning tools, school policy recommendations and asthma self-management education programs.

Students with uncontrolled asthma often miss more school, have poorer academic performance, and have low sleep quality.  An Asthma Friendly School provides a safe and healthy environment that reduces asthma triggers and maximizes the health, quality of life, and educational outcomes of all children.  Schools can support asthma self-management in children by adopting asthma-friendly policies and procedures related to the following areas:

  • Asthma Management and School Health Services
  • Healthy School Environment
  • Medication Policies and Comprehensive Asthma Procedures including Georgia’s Law on Stocking and Administering Albuterol (See Legislation Here) 

For more information on steps to becoming an Asthma Friendly School please view Georgia’s Asthma Friendly Toolkit.

Additional Resources

Download this pdf file. Asthma Friendly Schools Toolkit

American Lung Association's Asthma Friendly School Initiative

Controlling Common Asthma Triggers Found in Schools

Last reviewed 2/12/2025