Managing Asthma During the Summer Break

Managing Asthma During the Summer Break

During the festivities, please remember to keep up your child's asthma management and medicine as prescribed. Good asthma management over the holidays means less time off school in the new year, and less time off work for you.  

To make sure your child stays as healthy as possible over the break and into 2024, you can take the following steps:  

• Check your child’s medication to make sure it’s still in date.
• Keep using your child’s preventer medicine as directed over the summer holidays, even if they’re feeling well.   
• If you’re leaving the house or going on holiday, make sure you pack your child’s asthma medicine(s) and a spacer.  
• Book an Asthma Review with your doctor for an updated written Asthma Action Plan during the holidays - you'll need to ensure that the college always has an up-to-date Action Plan on file.
• Use Asthma Australia's School’s Checklist for parents and carers: https://asthma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AA_BTS2022_Asthma-Checklist__digital.pdf

AirSmart - An initiative of Asthma Australia

What is AirSmart?

The AirSmart App provides live air quality information so that you can change your plans if pollution levels are high.

If you have asthma, this app is especially useful to plan your day or understand why you might be getting symptoms.

For further information please visit AirSmart and  Download the AirSmart App