Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan

The Asthma Basics Presentation aims to provide environmental professionals working in tribal communities with basic information on asthma. Certain factors in the indoor and outdoor environment can cause, trigger or exacerbate asthma symptoms. However, simple actions can reduce the impact of these environmental triggers, as well as reduce the burden of asthma in tribal communities.

Asthma disproportionately impacts tribal communities, and conditions in homes can impact respiratory health. EPA is working with a team of partners in the Northwest to help improve indoor air quality and better manage asthma by building community support networks involving clinical, housing, environment, and social services programs. These networks can provide home visits that involve patient education, home assessments, and changes to the home that improve health. In this video, hear from EPA and tribal leaders and representatives about the asthma and healthy homes work happening in the Pacific Northwest.

Three NHLBI guidelines-based versions are available: adult, student and ages 0-4 years old. These easy-to-use fillable PDF plans can be customized to practices and added to EHRs. Each plan features age-appropriate medications and doses in drop down menus for asthma, GERD and allergy medications, and a triggers section. The 0-4 version includes a place for parental permission to administer meds at school or daycare. The student version (5 to 18 years old) includes places for permission to self-carry and administer inhalers at school, and to share the AAP with others who need it.