Children's Asthma Education Service
The Children’s Asthma Education Service is available to all children in the ACT and surrounds up to the age of 18. Providing children, young people and their families with initial and continuing support to manage their asthma by Registered Nurse asthma educators.
This includes helping:
- Children, young people and families understand asthma, asthma first aid, how asthma medications work, and when to use them
- Families manage wheezing in the first years of life
- Primary school aged children with symptom recognition and increasing independence
- Teenagers self-manage support and device options.
Please call the Community Health Intake line on 5124 9977 to make an appointment.
If you would like any further information about our service, please visit: https://www.health.act.gov.au/services-and-programs/women-youth-and-children/children-and-youth/childrens-asthma-education