GuideforPeopleWithAsthma,
TheirFamilies,andTheirCaregivers
TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention’s(CDC’s)NationalAsthma
ControlProgram(NACP)createdEXHALEandthisGuidetohelppeoplewith
asthmaachievebetterhealth.
ThisGuideexplainshowpeoplewith
asthma,theirfamilies,andtheir
caregiverscanuseEXHALEstrategies,
?Isasetofsixstrategies
thateachcontributetoindividuallyorincombination,tohelp
betterasthmacontrol.controlasthma.Controllingasthma
canreduceasthmasymptoms,
?Canhelpbothchildrenandpreventasthmaattacks,andavoid
adultswithasthma.hospitalizationsandemergency
department(ED)visitsbecauseof
?Canhavethegreatestimpact
asthma.Everypersonwithasthmadoes
whenmultiplestrategiesare
usedtogether.notnecessarilyneedeverystrategy.
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ControlandPrevention
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EnvironmentalHealth
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