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Asthma Guide for Teens:
Asthma Action Plan

 

-What is Asthma? -Treatment
-Common Symptoms -When to Get Help
-Causes and Triggers current guideAsthma Action Plan
-Dealing with Triggers -Living with Asthma
-Exercise Induced Asthma -Resources
-Getting Diagnosed


An asthma action plan is a proactive way to keep your asthma under control. It is written with your health care provider (HCP) and is personalized (just for you) An asthma plan has 3 zones – green, yellow, and red.

The idea behind having a “plan” is having important information such as: steps you need to take to stay symptom-free, a list of your medicines - the doses and how often you take them, your HCP’s phone number, and a list of your asthma triggers, so you can have all these facts in one central location. You can make a copy of your action plan and keep it with you. An asthma action plan also includes simple and clear instructions about how to identify early symptoms of an “asthma flare-up”, how to treat them, and when to go to the emergency room. You should feel comfortable talking with your HCP about your action plan and update it as things change.

 

What can I do to help keep my asthma under control?

You should be able to keep your asthma under control if you do some of the things listed below:

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Written by the Center for Young Women's Health Staff

 

Updated: 9/4/2009

 

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