What is the Asthma Action Plan?

The Asthma Action Plan is a set of instructions your doctor will give you to tell you when your child should take his or her prescribed asthma medication.

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Printable Asthma Action Plans

[Asthma Action Plan for New York City] (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/asthma/plan1.pdf) [Asthma Action Plan for other New York Areas outside of New York City] (http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/asthma/pdf/4850.pdf)

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  • Last updated September 5th, 2010
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Be Prepared: Make a Plan

  1. I think my child has asthma. Now, what should I do?
  2. What should I do to prepare for the doctor's visit?
  3. Asthma Symptom Log
  4. What will my child's doctor ask me at the doctor's visit?
  5. How does the doctor diagnose asthma?
  6. Asthma Medicines & Possible Side Effects
  7. My doctor prescribed my child steroids (also known as Corticosteroids). Is this medicine safe for my child?
  8. Does my child have to take the asthma medicine that the doctor prescribes my child?
  9. What is Asthma Severity?: Intermittent Asthma or Persistent Asthma
  10. When should I replace my child’s pump?
  11. How does my child use a pump?
  12. Why is my child using a spacer?
  13. How does my child use a spacer?
  14. How do I use a nebulizer?
  15. Are there side effects from any of the medicines?
  16. What are alternative medicines?
  17. Can I use alternative medicines to treat my child’s asthma?
  18. Can I use alternative medicines instead of the asthma medicine the doctor gives my child?
  19. Can some alternative medicines harm my child?
  20. What alternative medications should I not give my child?
  21. What are some common and safe alternative medicines or therapies?
  22. What are some safe Cultural Alternative Therapies?
  23. What are some safe exercises that can help my child’s asthma?
  24. What about letting my child play outside or in sports?
  25. What is the Asthma Action Plan?
  26. How can the Asthma Action Plan help me take control of my child’s asthma?
  27. How is the Asthma Action Plan Organized?
  28. Who should have a copy of my child’s Asthma Action Plan?
  29. How to use the Asthma Action Plan: A Parent’s Step by Step Guide
  30. Be Prepared at Each Visit to the Doctor
  31. Summary of Be Prepared

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