Asthma Control
Asthma is a chronic lung disease with recurring symptoms. Symptoms include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough.
- Almost 9% of children and 7% of adults in the United States have asthma (CDC)
. - Asthma is more common among the poor and certain minority groups (CDC) .
- Medical treatment for asthma consists of daily controller medications to prevent asthma exacerbations and rescue medications as needed to relieve acute symptoms.
Task Force Recommendations & Findings
This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.
| Home-based multi-trigger, multicomponent environmental interventions | |
| For children and adolescents with asthma | Recommended |
| For adults with asthma | Insufficient Evidence |
For More on this Topic
CDC, National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development Healthy Homes Program
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.
Sample Citation
The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Asthma control. www.thecommunityguide.org/asthma/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.
- Page last reviewed: January 19, 2011
- Page last updated: June 15, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
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The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
Together, the Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations across the prevention spectrum.Contact Us:
- Community Guide Branch
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