National Asthma Education and Prevention Program

Working Group on Elementary Education

Pamela Luna, Dr.P.H., Chair
American Public Health Association

Rose Stetler Cardinal, M.P.H.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Judy Golding
American Lung Association

James Joy, Ed.D.
National Association of Elementary School Principals

Jennifer Miller
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.

School Education Subcommittee

William E. Pierson, M.D., Chair
American Medical Association

Mary Worstell, M.P.H., Acting Chair
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Jennifer Miller
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.

Sandy Koehler
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology

Judy Golding
American Lung Association

Paul Williams, M.D.
American Medical Association

Pamela Luna, Dr.P.H.
American Public Health Association

Lani Majer, M.D
American School Health Association

James Joy, Ed.D
National Association of Elementary School Principals

Vivian Haines, R.N., M.S., S.N.R
National Association of School Nurses

Rubye Dobbins
National School Boards Association

Joe Caliguro
U.S. Department of Education

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Robinson Fulwood, M.S.P.H.
Coordinator, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program

Virginia Silver Taggart, M.P.H.
Health Program Specialist

Christine Krutzsch
Public Affairs Specialist

Support Staff

Ted Buxton, M.P.H.
University Research Corporation

Acknowledgments

The working group is grateful for the valuable contribution of the following people: Kay Stuckhardt, M.P.H., Escondido, CA, who helped conceptualize and edit the curriculum.

Manuscript reviewers:

Bev Bain, Oxnard, CA
Bud Miller, Pauma Valley, CA
Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed., Newton, MA
Mary Kay Garcia, R.N., M.S.N., Missouri City, TX

Teachers who pilot tested the curriculum in their classrooms:

Natalie Francis, Owensboro, KY
Miranda Hodge, Greenwood, MS
Kathryn Hobyan, Oconto Falls, WI
Mrs. Joyce, Sandown, NH
Judy Knope, Oconto Falls, WI
Patrice Liff, Sandown, NH
Louise Lochner, Oconto Falls, WI
Sherri Pinar, Oconto Falls, WI
Betsy Porter, Lewisville, TX
Sandra Reiersen, Riverside, CA
Teresa Richards, Mineola, NY
Carla Yawney, Riverside, CA

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