Open Airways for Schools Open Airways for Schools is an asthma management curriculum program designed for children with asthma, ages 8 to 11. Open Airways is comprised of six lessons, including handouts and posters, and covers topics such as asthma triggers, medications, peak flow meters, the five warning signs of an asthma episode, and more. A trained facilitator will conduct the 5 to 7 session clinic at the place of business. Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, offers Freedom From Smoking clinics on a regular basis throughout the year, and community programs are offered out of the American Lung Association building throughout the year. Freedom From Smoking is based on behavior modification.
Fees are available on request.
Once trained facilitators are able to conduct a Freedom From Smoking clinic at their place of work or on a free lance basis through the American Lung Association. This multiple session program is designed for teens, grades 9 through 12, for smoking cessation. Air Quality Index Sponsored by the Department of Environmental Protection and the American Lung Association of Massachusetts. The air quality index measures ground level ozone and rates air quality on a scale of good, moderate, or unhealthful. Pollen Collecting Station Made possible through grants from Schering Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticdals and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, the pollen station is operational from April through October.