Kids

Asthma Lung Power is BREATHE LA Asthma Management Program provided to school children in day camp settings in Los Angeles County.
Materials are available in five languages:
English
Armenian
Chinese
Korean
Spanish

BREATHE LA programs educate and empower children.

For children in school break winter and summer daycamp settings, Lung Power is an asthma awareness program that allows children, caregivers and family members to understand asthma.

Through fun exercises and family-friendly ‘homework' activities, the program empowers children and families to take charge of asthma as the best way to control it.

Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse finds that teenagers who smoke are more likely to succumb to marijuana and alcohol.

Study Finds Benefits of Exercise for Kids with Asthma

The answer to improving breathing quality among 9 million children in America can be in exercising. A study published in the September issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise proved this by testing 38 children from ages 7 to 15, suffering from moderate to severe asthma. From those 38, a randomly selected group exercised for 90 minutes under supervision, and another group did not exercise at all.

There are millions of teenagers with asthma. In California alone, nearly one-fifth, more than half a million teens reported having been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives. If you are a teen with asthma, you may already know a great deal about your asthma, but may still have a few questions that you need answered.

Pedipress is the nation's leading publisher of asthma education materials for patients and professionals with practical books and diaries recognized as the best in the nation for 25 years.

When guided by a competent physician, knowledgeable patients can use Pedipress materials to manage most asthma problems at home.

Pedipress books and diaries: