Managing chronic health conditions can present daily challenges for children and adolescents who spend many hours in school. Some conditions can present emergency situations and need immediate attention. Others can be managed properly with daily monitoring. Some conditions, like uncontrolled asthma, can lead to higher rates of school absenteeism, putting some students at risk for lower academic achievement.

CDC Resources

Managing Chronic Health Conditions in Schools
This webpage provides resources on Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Food Allergies, Oral Health, and much more.

Healthy Schools Website
Through research, this website provides resources and strategies to help students complete each day at school safe and ready to learn. Provides information on school health services, including acute and emergency care, care coordination, family engagement, and managing chronic health conditions in schools. 

Virtual Healthy School
CDC’s Virtual Healthy School (VHS) is an interactive tool that shows schools how to support the health and academic achievement of students through the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. 

Other Resources

School Nurse Chronic Health Assessment Tool (SN CHAT)
The Allergy & Asthma Network provides a tool developed for school nurses by a school nurse, SN CHAT offers tools and resources to help school nurses manage chronic health conditions in the school setting. To access this free resource, add it to the cart to download.

Page Updated 8/28/24