In 2012, the Missouri legislature passed HB 1188. The resulting legislation, Section 167.635.1, allows schools to stock “undesignated” asthma rescue mediation. This allows school nurses and trained staff to administer medication to students that do not have a prescription on file or do not have their prescription with them.
HB 1188 emboldened AAFA St. Louis to launch the RESCUE program in the Greater St. Louis metro area. Since From 2012 – 2023, hundreds of schools in St. Louis and southern Illinois were equipped with free asthma medication and equipment.
Of the 120,000 children diagnosed in Missouri,
55% have asthma that is considered
“uncontrollable” or “unmanaged”.
In 2023, through the generous support of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, we have launched the program statewide. Now every public K-12 school is eligible for life-saving medication, equipment, and training. Our goal is to support all children in Missouri who have uncontrolled asthma and may miss class due to an asthma attack. We assist schools in each step of the process, ensuring you can administer potentially life-saving treatments effectively.
Register Today
We’re excited to partner with your school and distribute asthma resources to every community across Missouri.
Submit Reports
We ask schools to submit regular reports about medicine and equipment usage so we can monitor RESCUE’s effectiveness.
Complete Training
All individuals who sign up for RESCUE must complete a training. We will offer virtual training in Missouri every other week through March 2025, alternating between Thursday mornings at 9 am CT and Thursday afternoons at 1:30 pm CT. The Afternoon virtual training sessions will held on November 21st and December 19th 2024, January 16th, February 13th, and March 13th 2025. The Morning virtual training sessions will be held on December 5th 2024, January 30th, February 27th, and March 27th 2025. The on-demand training option is linked below.
Register for a live virtual training session here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_670HyfkZQ4SDPJgG2Sma7Q
View the on-demand training video here:
Video Link: https://bit.ly/3YtFLiD
Passcode: hQT^ZV#5
RESCUE Missouri Digital Resources Folder:
https://bit.ly/4fRAoR4
If you are interested in group training for your staff please contact us at rescue@aafamidstates.org
RESCUE is generously funded with a grant administered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This grant enables AAFA-STL to obtain community and school district-wide prescriptions, purchase asthma equipment, and train school officials.