Asthma 411 is an innovative program that promotes the use of a consulting physician model in working with school districts and schools in collaboration with school nurses. In addition, Asthma 411 works to integrate asthma management and control strategies with schools and school nurses to reduce school absenteeism and the number of children being sent home due to asthma or illness. Asthma 411 encourages schools to adopt long-term policies and procedures that minimize the effects of asthma on their students in conjunction with CDC's publication Strategies for Addressing Asthma Within a Coordinated School Health Program.