title: Asthma-how does it impact academic achievement and school budgets?
abstract: There are many more students with asthma attending public schools than previously known and documented. The challenge to identify and educate students remains largely with local school districts. A student's academic success is impacted by thorough planning and provision for the student's needs. Collecting and measuring asthma-related absence data can help drive program planning and impact school budgets.
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erwin
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carrico
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Dwayne D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002017:Budgets / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004522:Educational Status; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012573:School Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012646:Self Administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires