Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ child and adolescent asthma guidelines: a quick reference guide.

The purpose of the New Zealand Child and adolescent asthma guidelines: a quick reference guide is to provide simple, practical, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment and management of asthma in children and adolescents in New Zealand, with the aim of improving outcomes and reducing inequities. The intended users are health professionals responsible for delivering asthma care in the community and hospital emergency department settings, and those responsible for the training of such health professionals.

An evaluation of a pictorial asthma medication plan for Pacific children.

Background: The burden of asthma falls disproportionately on children from New Zealand's Pacific communities. Guidelines recommend pictorial resources but these have not been evaluated in this population.

Aims: Evaluate a pictorial asthma medication plan focusing on regular 'everyday' inhaler use and a signs and symptoms sheet for Pacific children; the primary outcome measure was continued use of resources after 6 months.