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Colorado Asthma Resources

Please see our Health Conditions & Care Plans Page for these resources:

Rules & Guidelines
Colorado Competency Framework
Colorado Asthma Care Plan and Medication Order for Schools and Childcare
Asthma Intake Forms
Self-Carry Contract
Considerations

Medications and Devices

Asthma Medications (exiting CDE)
Inhaler Technique Assessment Tool (exiting CDE)
AeroChamber (exiting CDE)

Asthma Education Materials

English (PDF Google Files)
Spanish (PDF Google Files)
Asthma Flu Sample Letter English/Spanish (Word)

Asthma Trainings

Asthma Management Foundations & Challenges for School Nurses (Free 1.5 hour course for school nurses)

To access the course:
- If you have an existing CDE Moodle LMS account, log in and self-enroll in the course.
- If you are new to the CDE Moodle LMS platform, complete this form to register and enroll in the course.

This free 1.5 hour course was designed for Colorado School Nurses with the goals of (1) engaging the participant with evidence-based asthma care coordination principles and standardized tools and (2) addressing emerging asthma-related issues that impact our communities, including air quality and health equity.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Describe 3 components of asthma care coordination for School Nurses
Identify 3 asthma trigger mitigation strategies for School Nurses, including addressing poor air quality
Use 2 evidence-based resources for asthma trigger mitigation strategies to enhance professional practice

A Certificate of Completion with 1.5 training hours is awarded when a leaner completes this course and submits an evaluation.

To access the course:

If you have an existing CDE Moodle LMS account, log in and self-enroll in the course.
If you are new to the CDE Moodle LMS platform, complete this form to register and enroll in the course.

Note: This course replaced Asthma Training for SCHOOL NURSES - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach, which expired 1/31/24.

Asthma Training for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach

This course has been discontinued as of June 2024. The Medication Administration Training for Schools & Childcare (MAT course) includes an asthma module for UAPs with similar content that can be taken with the full course or as a stand-alone module. UAPs are encouraged to work with your school nurse to receive the training they recommend.

Building Bridges for Asthma Care - School Nurse Training Series

The Building Bridges for Asthma Care program was designed as a school nurse-oriented program by an interdisciplinary team of allergy and pulmonary specialists with input from stakeholders including a national steering committee and school nurses. The manual was revised and licensed in 2019. This training series was developed in 2021. This is considered a next level, comprehensive, systematic approach to a school-based asthma care program. Prior to this course, we recommend you take our introductory 4-hour training: Asthma Training for School Nurses - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach (above).
This free 1.5 hour training can be used to help school nurses build an asthma program for their schools. A course completion certificate for 1.5 hours is available after completing the lessons.
Enroll in the Building Bridges for Asthma Care - School Nurse Training Series HERE

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Asthma Management Education Course (exiting CDE)

This online course is for nurses who teach and care for patients with asthma. The AME-O course is based on the NAEPP’s “Four Components of Asthma Management” as presented in the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP)'s Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma Summary Report and the 2020 Focused Updates to the guidelines.
Nurses can earn 8.75 contact hours from the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

Student and Family Education

Asthma Basics (American Lung Association)
Clear Your Home of Asthma Triggers (EPA)
Overview of Asthma Student Education Programs (exiting CDE)
Asthma Fast Facts for Kids (CDC)