If you answered yes to any of these questions you need help. To help families cope with asthma, Valley Children s Hospital and the American Lung Association of Central California are co-sponsoring the Asthma Adventure Fair for Kids on Saturday, February 24th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Plaza Park in Visalia. Children and their family members will visit a series of booths to play games, learn about asthma and win prizes. Physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, teachers and other volunteers will answer questions and guide the children through the activities. Children will learn what asthma is, how their medications work, how to use a peak flow meter, how to exercise with asthma, how to work with school personnel, how to control asthma triggers, what happens in an emergency room and receive information about asthma camps.
Scholarships are available.
Spanish interpreters will be on hand. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Glaxo-Welcome Pharmaceutical Company and Holiday Inn Plaza Park are major contributors to the Asthma Adventure Fair for Kids. To register, call Valley Children s Hospital at 353-7230. In the past few years, a newly recognized injury to children has been identified and described.