Let’s Chat! Asthma: Take Action. Take Control. Twitter Chat

By: Taylor Pecko-Reid

August 31, 2016

The Allergy & Asthma Network and CHEST Foundation are pleased to announce a back-to-school asthma Twitter chat!  Join our community of patients, caregivers, and health-care providers as we tackle difficult-to-treat asthma at a time of year known for asthma activity. We’ll discuss tools and resources available to help patients and caregivers better manage asthma, and you’ll have the opportunity to hear from those health-care providers who have experience managing asthma in school settings, for their own children, and in clinic. We’re chatting on September 15, 2016, from 7 to 8 pm CST using the hashtag #B2SAsthma.

Asthma contributes to 10.5 million missed school days each year and 14.2 workdays lost per adult each year and costs the United States an estimated $60 billion each year. Asthma is a chronic condition of the lungs. Airways swell, inflame, and clog with mucus or fluid, making it difficult to breathe. Severe, or difficult-to-control, asthma is a greater threat to your or your child’s health.

Well-controlled patients should be experiencing symptoms no more than once a month and should experience no limits to everyday activities. Signs that your asthma may be difficult to control include:

• You have asthma symptoms more than 2 days a week.

• Your asthma wakes you up 2 or more times a month.

• You refill your quick-relief bronchodilator prescription more than 2 times a year.

Here’s what we’ll cover during this 1-hour chat:

• Topic 1: How do you know if your asthma is not well-controlled?

• Topic 2: What strategies can be used for managing asthma that isn’t well- controlled?

• Topic 3: What are your favorite resources for patients and caregivers?

• Topic 4: What are your best back-to-school tips for those living with asthma?

The CHEST Foundation and Allergy & Asthma Network have joined forces in the Asthma: Take Action. Take Control. campaign to provide resources and raise awareness of difficult-to-control asthma.

Campaign materials include: