Dr. Mayank Shukla, Director of Brookdale’s Pediatric Pulmonary Division and his colleague, Dr. Sudhir Vashist are committed to more than just treating asthma. They also want to educate the community about asthma maintenance and prevention. For this reason, they have established a program entitled “Breathe Right! One Child at a Time” that teaches children and their parents how to live with asthma, how to prevent an attack and how to deal with an attack when it presents itself. To further carry this message, they have adapted the program to teach teachers the management of an asthmatic child, especially when they are participating in physical education class. Over the past couple of months, they presented their workshop to teachers in six different schools in Region 8.
For this initiative, the New York City Department of Education - Division 8 has selected both doctors to receive an award for their role in promoting quality and adaptive physical education at their 3rd Annual Physical Education Showcase on May 18th. The Department of Education appreciates how Brookdale’s physicians have demonstrated commitment and dedication to the wellbeing of children as they are in the process of implementing their own citywide physical education initiatives.
