TAILIEUCHUNG - VT Asthma Prevention Plan

lmost everyone knows someone who has asthma. It may be a mild condition that occasionally limits activities or it may be quite severe and life threatening. Although we do not currently understand asthma well enough to cure it, it is possible to control it. | VT Asthma PreventignPlan B 2003 il HEALTH Y Wmonters Vermont Department of Health 108 Cherry Street PO Box 70 Burlington VT 05402 802-863-7220 Agency of Human Services www. HealthyVermontersinfo Contents VT Asthma Prevention Plan 2003 2 introduction 6 promote asthma awareness children adults elders 9 reduce exposure to asthma triggers environmental tobacco smoke ETS building technologies air pollution 12 improve health services professional education and training teamwork administrative systems access evaluation 16 promote self-management education skills resources benefits 18 increase school and community support asthma-friendly schools air quality community programs 20 improve asthma surveillance health indicators data collection costs 22 vermont planning process leadership conference asthma advisory panel 25 end notes This document is also available in other accessible formats. Almost everyone knows someone who has asthma. It may be a mild condition that occasionally limits activities or it may be quite severe and life threatening. Although we do not currently understand asthma well enough to cure it it is possible to control it. Paul E. Jarris MD Commissioner VT Department of Heatlh 108 Cherry Street Burlington VT 05402 www. Asthma is a chronic and potentially life-threatening respiratory illness that is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem. Based on estimates from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC the prevalence of asthma is rising throughout the United States. Most people with asthma can lead healthy active lives with few symptoms. Successful management and treatment involves a partnership between health professionals and patients and in the case of children with asthma the partnership must include schools parents and other caregivers. As with other public health problems the first step is to identify and quantify the problem. In 2000 the Vermont Department of Health obtained funding from the

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