Trigger Tracker for download (asthma_triggers_tracking). Use this tool to keep track of your triggers. Bring it to your next asthma checkup!
- Triggers are the things that make your asthma worse and
can cause an asthma episode (attack). - Staying away from triggers is an important step to controlling
your asthma. - Each person has different triggers.
Common Asthma Triggers
Indoor:
- Dust and dust mites
- Food Allergies
- Furry and feathered animals like cats, dogs, and birds
- Illness – colds and flu
- Mold and mildew
- Pests like cockroaches and mice
- Strong odors like perfumes, sprays, and cleaning products
- Tobacco smoke
Outdoor:
- Exercise
- Pollen from trees, grass, plants and flowers
- Weather and air pollution
Asthma Trigger Resources
Control Asthma Triggers
- New York State Health Department Center for Environmental Health
Do You Know What Makes Your Asthma Worse? - United States Environmental Protection Agency
Keys to Preventing Your Child’s Attacks - Children’s Health Environment Coalition’s “Heal the House”
Take a virtual tour - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Triggers
General information - American Lung Association
Information about asthma triggers
Fun for Kids
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids Pages:
Learn about triggers while you play games
Know the Air Quality in Your Area
- Air Quality Alerts for New Jersey
Visit the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for daily air quality reports and information on air quality1-800-782-0160 - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection also has a
link for an e-mail advisory list serve for unhealthy air quality and a section that gives you information about “what you can do” to reduce air toxics - Indoor Air Quality
United States Environmental Protection Agency resources on
Indoor Air Quality Air Now, a national government report on Air Quality.
Air Quality Awareness Tips – English
Air Quality Awareness Tips – Spanish - Pollen
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Allergy Index
Other Resources
- Diesel Emissions – Stop the Soot Program
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Initiative to reduce harmful diesel soot during the next decade - Tobacco Control
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program has a page on“Helping Smokers Quit” with links to NJ Quitnet, NJ Quitline, NJ Quitcenters, and information on youth cessation
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