Open AccessP73 ‐ Speak Up For Asthma (SUFA) Program for schoolchildren in London – a pilot study
Author(s) -
Coppel Jonny,
Gibson Lucy,
Chodhari Rahul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p128
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , test (biology) , presentation (obstetrics) , curiosity , viewpoints , family medicine , pediatrics , psychology , immunology , surgery , paleontology , social psychology , art , visual arts , biology
There are three children with asthma in every classroom in English secondary schools. Asthma UK charity predicts that more than 75% of hospital visits are preventable by better recognition of symptoms and early management. Hence, education and empowerment of children is a valuable key in reducing hospital visits.