{"id":11581,"date":"2010-04-01T11:29:27","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T15:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=11581"},"modified":"2018-06-29T09:12:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T13:12:33","slug":"teaching-teens-to-breathe-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/teaching-teens-to-breathe-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Children to Breathe Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2018\/03\/ucf-lung-chalkboard-548x366-1.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"float-left size-medium img-fluid wp-image-11588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2018\/03\/ucf-lung-chalkboard-548x366-1.jpg\" alt><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"float-left size-medium img-fluid wp-image-11588 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2018\/03\/ucf-lung-chalkboard-548x366-1.jpg\"><\/a> Math. English. Art. All of these areas of education are essential\u2014but what about teaching kids to stay healthy? UCF College of Nursing\u2019s partnerships with Central Florida schools bring health programs to k-12 students across the region. Through the American Lung Association\u2019s \u201cOpen Airways for Schools\u201d (OAS) program, UCF provides asthma education to children ages 8 to 11 about the disease, proper use of medication and how to prevent episodes. OAS\u2019 40-minute segments, which are presented at local schools and other community centers, educate students about self-management techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a Central Florida Area Health Education Center grant allows the college\u2019s undergraduate students to train middle-school students on tobacco prevention. 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