Support For Asthma

Growing up with asthma since a very young age, I cannot participate in sports and have to take asthma medications every day. I get used to ensure my inhalers are in my bag before going anywhere and seasonal allergies following up with runny nose or nasal congestion. However I still feel lucky because many people who have more severe asthma were struggling with their schooling. For me, as I grow older, I learn to manage my medical situation. I try my best to avoid dusty places, cigarette smokers, and car exhausts. Although I was not able to do sports in school, I manage to run every week with my sister to conquer asthma. I found that the more time that I spent to warm up before running, the better I can keep my asthma from acting up. Even though

Chris reported that his asthma is under control and his school has his asthma action plan.

The prevalence of asthma for Hispanic children living in urban areas is higher than the national average (Nepaul, Peng, Kloter, Hewes, & Boulay, 2012). Implementing a tailored asthma education program for Hispanics parents and children with asthma is considered to be the best intervention to reduce acute asthma exacerbations and return visits to the emergency department (ED) (Martin, Andrade, Villa, Acosta-Perez, & Canino, 2010). This outline will describe educational interventions for Hispanic children with asthma by identifying poorly controlled asthmatic children in the ED, provision of asthma education, and follow-up care.

What is asthma? • Disease of the lungs that makes it hard to breathe. • Breathing tubes in the lungs that carry oxygen tighten. • This makes it hard for air to pass through the lungs.

I am the manager of the Asthma Foundation of America. The organization is a non-profit company established in 2011 and located in Atlanta, Georgia. The main goal of the organization is to provide educational programs for asthma patients, healthcare providers, and communities affected by this chronic disease. The organization will also help to raise funds for asthma facilities throughout the state and invest grant awards to researchers to enhance the overall prevention and control of asthma disease. This will help to improve further treatment to manage this disease and assist with groundbreaking research for cures. However, the organization has expanded nationwide to make sure all people over the United States get assistance primarily over asthma disease and live sufficient life.

About one in 15 people has asthma and it still continues to grow each day. Asthma is a

The effects of asthma do not discriminate against socioeconomic levels, or race, but families living in poverty or isolation, have been found to place children who are ill at greater risk (Gizynski & Shapiro, 1990). Working directly with Charlene who suffers from asthma, we would apply to PPA to try and get her matched with an assistance program to better suit her medication needs. Secondly we would take precautions to create a healthier household for Charlene by investigating different air filters that could help decrease her symptoms. Social work interventions regularly include referring clients to public resources, providing financial assistance, and should also include advocating within the medical system

The noncommunicable disease I chose to research about is asthma. A lot of my friends have this disease. Asthma effects about 26 million of Americans and it is a very common disease. It isn’t deadly if you know how to take care of it, and it is something that you develop in your lifetime. You are not born with it.

Asthmatic children miss three times as many school days and have 1.7 times the risk of learning disabilities as children without asthma; therefore, at risk for poor school performance (Portwood & Nelson, 2013). Approximately 9.2 million children younger than 18 years old have been diagnosed with asthma; 3.2 million or approximately 6 percent of children five to seventeen have had an asthma attack within the year (CDC, 2013). Asthma friendly schools make an effort to create a safe and supportive learning environment for students with asthma. Research and case studies looked at the best approaches to manage asthmatic children in schools and found schools that collaborate with asthma care clinicians to ensure care, schools that have strong administration that support school nurses and support asthma education for faculty and staff, and schools that support evaluation of school-based programs and use asthma action plans have fewer school absentees’ (CDC, 2013). School absenteeism may be related to poor academic performance, is costing to the parent due to lost wages from the inability to work, and schools receive federal funding for days attended, funding may be decreased (Carpenter, Lachance, Wilkin, & Clark, 2013).

Asthma, also called bronchial asthma, is a condition in which a person’s airways become inflamed, narrow, and swell, and produce extra mucus, which makes it difficult to breathe. It is a very common condition with more than 3 million U.S. cases per year. Asthma is a chronic condition than can last either a few years or it could be lifelong. It is unclear why some people get asthma and others don’t, but it is probably due to a combination of environmental and genetic factors. An asthma attack is brought on by triggers and the triggers vary from person to person. I know for myself animal dander, dust; pollen, mold, and fresh cut grass are triggers. Physical activity, air pollutants, certain foods, and certain medications are just a few more things

An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease. This respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. Galen (130-201 AD), a Greco-Roman doctor, discovered that asthma was due to bronchial obstruction. He treated it with owl's blood in wine. Patients with severe persistent asthma are at greatest risk for life-threatening attacks, but all patients are at some risk. Fatal attacks can range from minutes to hours. Severe asthma can make daily life hard, and hard to do things without being short of breath.

Asthma prevention which includes patients’ education on the disease process and ways to adhere and control it. Step by step written instructions plan must be made for patients specific and their families. All asthma medications must be taken as prescribed per clinician. Asthma triggers must be avoided to prevent an asthma attack. The intense physical activity also must be avoided due to its tendency to trigger asthma exacerbation (Kruijssen, 2015) Patients must adapt the less intense physical activity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Patients should keep records with exacerbation and reoccurrences symptoms. Patients should be educated on the importance of regular checkups and follow-up appointments. The clinician

Airways are tubes that carry air in and out of one’s lungs. These airways become swollen because of Asthma, making less air flow inside the body.

Education is vital when battling the pervasiveness of asthma among ethnic minorities in the United States because the majority of deaths linked to asthma are preventable by educating asthmatics and their families. Disturbingly, every day 11 people die due to asthma in the United States (CDC, 2012). According to the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (2007), through the implementation of asthma management programs, individuals can learn how to control symptoms and decrease chances of hospitality. These programs are available and help patients reach health goals through intensive monitoring of symptoms, educating asthmatics regarding self-management, and providing medications when necessary (Rance, 2011). However, these programs are extremely

The Effects of Asthma Home Visiting Programs on Health Care Costs & Patient Quality of Life