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Asthma Control & Prevention

Effective asthma management is essential if you hope to achieve asthma control. Managing asthma takes a combination of asthma treatment, asthma lifestyle changes, and support of family and friends, all aimed towards the appropriate asthma treatment goals for your age, condition, and type of asthma.
Your Asthma Action Plan
An asthma action plan is a written plan developed in conjunction with your doctor that helps guide you in taking the right steps if asthma symptoms begin to worsen. Get tips on how to use an Asthma Action Plan and free downloadable samples.
Asthma Control and Other Asthma Treatment Goals
Asthma treatment goals are mainly centered on asthma control. The goals of asthma treatment should also conform with current asthma treatment guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and the Global Initiative for Asthma.
Living Well With Asthma
It IS possible to still have a high quality of life with asthma. There are a number of lifestyle changes you can make and support that you can seek out that will minimize the control asthma has over your life and the things you like to do.
Work Closely With Your Doctor on Asthma Control
Managing asthma is easier when you work as an active part of your healthcare team. Get tips for talking with your doctors.
Medicines A to Z
Look up medications of all kinds. Find out how they work, the risks and side effects, what they look like, and if they interact negatively with other medicines you may be taking.

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