School-based asthma therapy improves student health, lowers medical costs

Published on April 15, 2025

Millions of U.S. children have asthma and benefit from taking anti-inflammatory medications at least once a day as prescribed by their health care provider. This school-based asthma therapy program enables school nurses to help students take their medications on schedule. A study has found that it can save thousands of dollars per student in medical costs. Participating students are healthier because they have fewer asthma-related emergencies that require a trip to the emergency department, hospital or health care provider’s office.

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