Students with Chronic Illnesses:  Guidance for Families, Schools and Students

School personnel will find the following resource useful for meeting the needs of students with chronic illnesses e.g., asthma, allergies, diabetes, and epilepsy. It may help parents/guardians better understand their own role and the role of the student in managing chronic illness at school. The guidance focuses on the issues common to students with many different chronic illnesses.

This Guidance Sheet presents positive actions schools and families can take to address multiple chronic diseases at once using the same action steps. The guidance sheet is brief--a one-page document front and back--and the suggestions given are both practical and low cost. It is designed for possible use as a checklist for those who wish to rate their current level of activity or to monitor progress toward achieving a higher level of activity.

This resource should help schools design a more coordinated approach in meeting the needs of students with chronic illnesses and can facilitate school efforts for attaining compliance with applicable Federal laws. 2 pages.

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