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Asthma Action Plan

Información disponible en español

A written asthma action plan encourages self-management of asthma. Plans include:

A list of the person's triggers and how to avoid them,
Instructions for taking asthma medicine,
Information on what to do during an asthma episode,
Instructions on when to call a doctor, and
Emergency telephone numbers.

Action plans should be updated at least once a year. Talk to your doctor to find the best plan that works for you.

Below are a few examples of commonly used action plans:

English (pdf) (2 pp, 138 KB)
Spanish (Plan de acción contra el asma) (pdf) (3 pp, 74 KB)
Chinese (哮喘行動計劃) (pdf) (8 pp, 4.1 MB)
Vietnamese (Kế hoạch hành động hen suyễn) (pdf) (8 pp, 3.4 MB)