Childhood asthma is an extremely common occurrence. In 2011/12, 3.8 million Canadians had been diagnosed with asthma, an increase of 67% since 2000/01. The proportion of children living with asthma was on average 62% greater than the proportion of adults diagnosed. This post breaks down all information that parents, children, and teachers need to know about childhood asthma and what can be done about them.

Child allergies are an extremely common occurrence. In Canada, 1 in 2 households have reported being impacted by allergies and 2 in 100 children under 18 have been diagnosed with peanut allergies. This post breaks down all information that parents, children, and teachers need to know about child allergies and what can be done about them.