Keren Chansky Suberri, Ph.D., ABPP
- Laws and policies regarding students carrying their own inhalers, vary from state to state and school district to school district.
- Check with your school as to their policy about students carrying their own inhalers.
- The goal in asthma treatment is for the young person to be as independent as possible in
- recognizing signs of a flare-up and
- self-administering the appropriate medication as written in your child’s Asthma Action Plan.
See the following article from the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: