Crozer-Keystone Asthma and Allergy Services

The Kids Asthma Management Program (K.A.M.P.) targets children at risk for asthma throughout Delaware County. K.A.M.P. services were designed to incorporate the key interventions identified by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), helping Chester-Upland children with asthma face their challenges at home and at school. Read more about K.A.M.P.

For more information about the Kids Asthma Management Program, contact us at 610-447-6030.

The program enhances children’s safety (as well as parent and school personnel peace of mind) by providing spacers, peak flow meters, Asthma Action Plan Forms and other tools for effective asthma management during Open Airways education sessions along with instructions in their use. Environmental awareness sessions help identify potential asthma triggers in the school environment along with strategies to eliminate or reduce exposure to these hazards. 

K.A.M.P. Goals

K.A.M.P. focuses on the following quality issues and goals:

• Reducing time children lose from school (or parents from work) due to asthma 
• Reducing unscheduled primary care visits, emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations due to asthma exacerbations
• Improved health and asthma education resulting in increased sense of control over asthma
• Improved quality of life as evidenced by the absence of side effects from medications, the absence of nocturnal symptoms (i.e., coughing and/or wheezing), and the elimination of limitations on activity
• Ensuring normal (or nearly so) pulmonary function

Asthma Day Camp is a sports day program designed for asthmatic children ages 7 to 12 and held each summer at the Healthplex® Sports Club. The program combines fitness, conditioning, and sports with daily asthma education. 

Learn more about Asthma Day Camp, to be held June 24 - 28, 2013.

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This program is ideal for children who have difficulty controlling their asthma, who may frequent the emergency room, who tend to avoid taking medication, and/or have exercise-induced asthma. The program focuses on skills to help children have better control of their asthma while learning how to stay fit and improve their overall conditioning.

About the Healthplex® Sports Club

The Healthplex® Sports Club is located in Springfield, Delaware County just minutes from the Blue Route. The club offers 10 indoor tennis courts, 3 championship basketball courts, 2 pools, fitness equipment, 1/5 mile running track, squash, racquetball and a café. 

For additional information on the Healthplex® Asthma Day Camp, contact Tonya Merrill, Healthplex® Wellness Coordinator at 610-328-8874.

Kenneth Briskin, M.D., ear, nose and throat specialist from Crozer-Keystone Health System, discusses how to cope with allergy symptoms with Pat Ciarrocchi on CBS3 Talk Philly. View the video.