Objective:

Develop recommendations for asthma control at school age.

Methodology:

Qualitative research conducted in the 2013-2015 period. A bibliographic and documentary review was carried out. A guide was prepared for which the methodology proposed by Moriyama was used. A group of experts consisted of five researchers, trained in different branches of knowledge. The experts have traveled through different levels of the health system.

Results:

The food, nutritional and home environment recommendations for asthmatic children are structured in two parts, one on information on food and nutrition and another on environmental control measures.

Limitations:

The contextualization of the recommendations for food, nutritional and environmental management included in the strategy.

Conclusions:

Based on the risk and protective factors, recommendations were proposed for food, nutritional and home environment management as a strategy for asthma control, aimed at health professionals, patients and family members.

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