Asthma in Children and Young People

Follow the links below to find information about asthma in children and young people, including management through medicines, first aid plans and exercise.

Reviewed September 2011

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14 Resources Found

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Title:   I have Asthma.
Publisher:   NSW Health
Description:   An educational colouring in book that explains what asthma is to children 4 to 8 years old
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Asthma and breastfeeding
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of your baby developing childhood asthma and other allergies. To gain the full benefit, you need to breastfeed for at least the first six months.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Asthma children and smoking
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Parents who smoke put their children at greater risk of developing asthma. Smoking in pregnancy, including exposure to secondhand smoke from the father or other family members and friends, increases the risk of the child developing asthma. If a child already has asthma, exposure to cigarette smoke will provoke more frequent and more severe asthma attacks.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Physical activity for children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Exercise is good for growing children as well as for adults. It keeps muscles stronger, increases flexibility and makes them feel better as well as making it easier to maintain a healthy weight.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Asthma in Childhood
Publisher:   RealTime Health Pty. Ltd.
Description:   Online videos and DVD's of the personal stories and patient experiences of children with asthma.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Asthma (easy read)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Who gets it? Some kids are born with asthma. Some kids get asthma when something around them starts it off.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Asthma in Australian children: findings from 'Growing up in Australia', the longitudinal study of Australian children
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Within the first 3 years of life, 16.9% of infants experience asthma or wheeze. Among non-asthmatic children aged 4 to 5 years, 4.1% will develop asthma by the seventh year of life.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Asthma: symptoms
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to recognising the symptoms of asthma in young children.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Asthma: what causes it?
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to the causes of asthma in young children
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Selected chronic diseases among Australia's children
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This bulletin presents information on the incidence, prevalence and trends for three of the major chronic diseases among children-asthma, diabetes and cancer.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Asthma - Livina and Geoff's story
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Geoff and Lavinia have two daughters with asthma. Geoff has also had asthma since childhood. They have encouraged their children to manage their asthma and enjoy an active, healthy lifestyle.
Date:   Dec 2003
Title:   Asthma First Aid Plan [Chinese]
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   If a child has difficulty breathing or his/her asthma deteriorates, follow the following steps of Asthma First Aid Plan while waiting for the ambulance to arrive
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Asthma and the hygiene hypothesis - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read all about the hygiene hypothesis, and how it relates to increased prevalence of asthma throughout the world.
Date:   Mar 2003
Title:   Anti-leukotriene drugs - clinical applications. Childhood asthma
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Two short items about asthma medication. The anti-leukotrienes are new drugs for the treatment of asthma. As they can be taken by mouth, they may be helpful for people who cannot use an inhaler. Asthma is very common in children. Most children will have infrequent symptoms and outgrow their asthma.
Date:   Jan 1999

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