Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus   Bronkie is a dinosaur with asthma. Bronkie is a therapeutic game for adults and children ages six and up. Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus helps children learn about asthma as they play the role of a dinosaur who has asthma. Players make decisions about their health throughout the game and see how the decisions affect their dinosaur. If the player makes smart choices and keep their breath blasts coming, victory will be yours. Bronkie is designed to provide information and asthma management practice about: taking daily medication using an inhaler and space avoiding asthma triggers monitoring peak flow responding to changes in peak flow using a sick day plan appropriately reviewing the asthma record basics of asthma management The game is designed to help people learn important asthma management skills and gain the confidence to manage asthma effectively in their own lives. According to recent news reports, studies show that children who play Bronkie for a week understand their asthma better, understand the consequences of decisions, and make more informed choices than children who have not played the video game. You can visit the Best of Bronkie at thriveonline's web site. You can order Bronkie or the Asthma Adventure board game by calling toll free: 1-800-243-5864 In addition to the information on the web site, the full game version Bronkie is available for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and for Windows 95 computers. Bronkie has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.   ABOUT THIS PROGRAM | UNDERSTANDING ASTHMA MANAGING YOUR ASTHMA | CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA | FOR MORE INFORMATION | MAIN PAGE BACK TO HEALTHWORKS © 1998 Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc.