The Asthma Friendly Schools (AFS) Program offers a comprehensive approach to managing asthma in schools. By becoming an AFS, schools commit to:
- Prioritising asthma care: ensuring staff are trained to recognise and respond to asthma attacks.
- Facilitating medication administration: providing a safe and efficient system for administering inhalers and other medications.
- Promoting asthma awareness: educating staff and students about asthma triggers, symptoms, and prevention.
- Reducing absenteeism: implementing strategies to minimise asthma-related absences.