Fact Sheet

This card is meant to help the patients prepare for their visit with their provider

Excerpts from the Minnesota Department of Health Asthma Program partnered with Pediatric Home Service to conduct a demonstration project, Reducing Environmental Triggers of Asthma (RETA), in homes of children with asthma. RETA addressed environmental factors in the home using inexpensive, uncomplicated interventions. The most common interventions were HEPA air cleaners, pillow and mattress dust

Reproducible fact sheets for patients on 50 asthma and allergy topics. Information is written in a patient-friendly question and answer format and packaged in a durable binder for easy storage and use. Some topics include: adult onset of asthma; childhood asthma; food allergies; latex allergy; asthma medications; anti-IgE therapy for asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity. The appendi

9-Tear-apart trading cards contain asthma trigger information designed to teach children ages 8-11 about the 5 most common asthma triggers (dust mites, tobacco smoke, pets, mold, and pests (rodents/cockroaches) found in the home.

9-Tear-apart trading cards contain asthma trigger information designed to teach children ages 4-7 about the 5 most common asthma triggers (dust mites, tobacco smoke, pets, mold, and pests (rodents/cockroaches) found in the home.

This resource offers tips for addressing exercise-induced asthma by school personnel who are responsible for physical activity and sports programs for students. This tips sheet provides general guidance for responding to and preventing breathing difficulties related to physical activity among students with diagnosed exercise-induced asthma. It is a two-page summary of actions that are described in

Asthma care providers and school health teams (parents/guardians, students, school nurses and school staff) will find the following resource useful in assessing a student’s maturity, disease knowledge and management skills, and appropriateness to carry and self-administer prescribed emergency medications while at school according to his/her personal disease management plan.

Document home visit activites by CHW.

Shows and tells asthma patients how to exercise safely by checking their peak flow before they exercise, taking their medications, warming up, taking breaks, and cooling down. Recommends activities to try; provides helpful tips. 50 two-sided 8 1/2" x 11" tear-off sheets per pad.

Provides step-by-step instructions on using a metered dose inhaler. Colorful illustrations clearly depict proper techniques. Note spaces encourage patients to record health-care-provider instructions, type of medication, puffs per canister, and more. 50 two-sided, 8 1/2" x 11" tear-off sheets per pad.