Peak Performance USA is a national school asthma awareness and management program initiated by the American Association for Respiratory Care. This program includes school asthma management guidance, a peak flow meter for monitoring students' breathing capabilities, and education materials about asthma and proper inhaler use. Asthma is a serious illness that affects many of our school aged children and is a leading cause for school absences.
Education is probably the most important tool for treating asthma.
I cannot stress enough the importance of educating all people who are in regular contact with a person with asthma. Ten million people of all ages have asthma in the United States. Three million children under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with asthma. Of these, two million suffer limitations due to their disease. Control means being able to feel better, experience fewer attacks, and decrease asthmatic symptoms.