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Interactive Asthma Action Plan (IAAP)

Welcome to Alaska Asthma Coalition Interactive Asthma Action Plan
on the Department of Health and Social Service web site

Why Use an Asthma Action Plan?

Asthma is a multi-faceted disease process comprised of multiple physiological components:

• Bronchoconstriction (constriction of the bronchial air passages)
• Airway Inflammation
• Airway Hyperreactivity
• Increased Mucus secretion

Patients whose asthma is not under control may experience exacerbations, altered self-perception, a reduced or compromised quality of life and potentially, remodeling of the airways.

The IAAP is a tool to help your patient and you manage and prevent asthma symptoms while providing information that is crucial to those who come in contact with or care for your patient.

Who Receives a Copy?

The action plan you are about to create is meant to be shared with any individual who may in some way be responsible for caring for or assisting to care for your patient.

Examples of individuals who should have a copy of the IAAP are:

• School Nurses
• Other Specialty Medical Providers
• Daycare Providers
• Parents and family
• Coaches
• Anyone who may be responsible for providing emergency care for your patient
• And - The Asthma patient

Please be aware that any educational information you provide to your patient, including this IAAP is meant to be a supportive tool and not a replacement for individualized teaching and consultation! These guidelines are general guidelines and are not intended to be followed strictly in every individual patient.  It is recognized that specific therapies must be customized to each individual patient and that providers may deviate from these guidelines. ]

 

"Asthma steals vitality and well-being both from its victims and from their families, and asthma rates are increasing in the United States . Environmental efforts, good therapy, and careful management can turn around the assault of this disease on our health."

 

Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH
Director, CDC's National Center for Environmental Health

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Asthma Program, through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developed this web based, interactive asthma action plan.(www.health.state.mn.us/asthma)

This interactive Asthma Action Plan (iAAP) is a computerized clinical decision support tool for licensed health care providers who treat patients who have asthma.   It is not a diagnostic tool and should only be used when the provider has confirmed a patient has asthma.  The iAAP follows the NIH, EPR-3 Asthma Guideline 2007 recommendations to assess asthma patient’s severity or control level.

 

Use this link for the Interactive Asthma Action Plan

 

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The Alaska Asthma Coalition Acknowledges the following individuals
who contributed their time and professional expertise:

David Campana R.Ph., Jeffrey Demain MD, David Frankl MD MPH,
Jerry Hamilton MPH, Teresa Neeno MD, Melinda Rathkopf,MD, and Thad Woodard MD 

Presented through the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Asthma Web Page

For questions about the Interactive Asthma Action Plan program,
please email: david.campana@alaska.gov

Copyright 2006 Alaska Department of Health (Disclaimer)
Original concept -Copyright ©2003 Minnesota Department of Health Asthma Program  Disclaimer