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Asthma Awareness Month Reinforces Importance of Asthma Prevention and Management |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Bringing much-needed attention to a chronic disease that strikes one out of six kids in the state, the American Lung Association of California today marked Asthma Awareness Month by endorsing the California Department of Public Health's new five-year Strategic Plan for Asthma in California 2008-2012. The plan provides strategies to improve the health and quality of life of the more than 5 million Californians affected by asthma, and outlines steps to reduce the disease's health care costs - California hospitalizations totaled more than $763 million in 2005 alone. "We will continue to help prevent and control asthma so that those with asthma no longer need to experience a high number of asthma-caused missed school and work days, disruption of sleep and family activities, and urgent medical visits." In addition to conducting asthma advocacy work and funding asthma-related research, the American Lung Association of California offers Open Airways for Schools, an education program for children with asthma in grades 3-6, camps for children with asthma, and Breathe Well, Live Well for adults. Residents also can call the American Lung Association's multilingual Lung HelpLine at 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) to speak with a nurse or respiratory therapist at no charge. Prevention and control strategies include developing an asthma action plan with a medical professional, using daily control medications if prescribed, scheduling regular follow-up clinic visits, having access to quick-relief inhalers and avoiding personal asthma triggers. AScribe transmits news releases directly to newsroom computer systems and desktops of major media organizations via a supremely trusted channel - The Associated Press.
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