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Winner of ISAAC Study Competition

The Asthma Society of Ireland has presented Grace Crawley, a second year student from St Mary's Secondary, Holy Faith Convent, Glasnevin with a new Playstation 3 Games Console. 

(Photo L-R) (Principal Liam Cummins, Grace Crawley, Siobhan McCarthy from the Asthma Society.)

Grace won the Playstation 3 for her completion of the online version of the ISAAC study.  The ISAAC study (International Study of Asthma and Allergens in Children) was completed in almost 40 schools around Ireland in March, with over 3000 students taking part.

This important survey on the increasing levels of asthma and allergies was carried out to estimate the current levels of these conditions in Ireland. This is part of an ongoing series of surveys carried out on behalf of the Asthma Society of Ireland, following an international protocol.

Thanks to the previous ISAAC studies the prevalence of asthma in Irish teenagers aged 13-14 years has been determined as 15.2% in 1995, 18.2% in 1998 and 21.6% in 2003*. The combination of data from the questionnaire and laboratory data from samples taken in the schools  will help us to build an up to date picture of the prevalence of asthma in Irish schoolchildren.  The results of the ISAAC study are due to be released in the coming months.

The second prize, a Nintendo Wii, was won by Kristina Joksaite from St Oliver's College in Drogheda, Co. Louth.  Five other runners up, who each won a €50 voucher from HMV, were Conor O'Malley, Mercy Secondary School - County Kerry ;  Simon Coulter,  Ashton School- County Cork; Rebecca Maher , Ard Scoil na nDeise - County Waterford,    Dirmuid O'Malley , Colaiste Mhuire - County Sligo and James Murphy -  Fingal Community College in Swords.

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