Media advisory - Making Schools Safe for Children with Asthma
World Asthma Day - May 7, 2013
OTTAWA, May 3, 2013 /CNW/ -
What: | Press Conference to announce Ontario Lung Association - Ophea collaboration: Creating Asthma-Friendly Environments in Schools. |
Premiere screening of World Asthma Day video Remembering Ryan. | |
Why: | One in five children in Ontario schools has asthma. The tragic death of 12-year-old Ryan Gibbons last year is a stark reminder of the need to create and maintain school environments that permit students and staff with asthma to breathe freely and safely. Drawing on the work of Public Health Schools Asthma Program experts affiliated with select Public Health Units, the Ontario Lung Association and Ophea have developed a guide -7 Simple Steps to Make School Asthma-Friendly - to help principals and teachers recognize and respond to the needs of children with asthma. |
Who: | Sharon Dell, Pediatric Respirologist and Senior Associate Scientist, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children |
Sandra Gibbons, mother of Ryan Gibbons, 12-year-old student who died after suffering an asthma attack at school | |
George Habib, president and CEO, Ontario Lung Association | |
Chris Markham, CEO, Ophea | |
When: | 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
Where: | Media Studio Queen's Park Toronto, ON |
SOURCE: Ontario Lung Association
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