Achievement of Guidelines-Based Medical Management Among People with Asthma
Information For Public Health Professionals
This strategy is represented by the “A” in EXHALE. The six strategies in EXHALE can have the greatest impact when used together in every community.
Education
on asthma self-management
X-tinguishing
smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke
Home
visits for trigger reduction and asthma self-management education
ACHIEVEMENT
of guidelines-based medical management
Linkages
and coordination of care across settings
Environmental
policies or best practices to reduce asthma triggers from indoor, outdoor, or occupational sources
Achievement of guidelines-based medical management among people with asthma is part of EXHALE, a set of six strategies used by CDC’s National Asthma Control Program and its partners to help Americans with asthma.
Achievement of guidelines-based medical management of asthma can:
- Improve medication adherence among people with asthma;
- Reduce asthma-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations;
- Decrease missed school days because of asthma; and
- Reduce healthcare costs.
Effective ways to achieve guidelines-based medical management among people with asthma include:
- Analyzing medical records to identify people who could benefit from additional outreach or interventions;
- Decision support tools, such as treatment algorithms or reminders; and
- Focused training of healthcare providers.
Achievement of guidelines-based medical management among people with asthma is part of EXHALE, a set of six strategies used by CDC’s National Asthma Control Program and its partners to help Americans with asthma.
Achievement of guidelines-based medical management of asthma can:
- Improve medication adherence among people with asthma;
- Reduce asthma-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations;
- Decrease missed school days because of asthma; and
- Reduce healthcare costs.
Effective ways to achieve guidelines-based medical management among people with asthma include:
- Analyzing medical records to identify people who could benefit from additional outreach or interventions;
- Decision support tools, such as treatment algorithms or reminders; and
- Focused training of healthcare providers.
This strategy is represented by the “A” in EXHALE. The six strategies in EXHALE can have the greatest impact when used together in every community.
Education
on asthma self-management
X-tinguishing
smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke
Home
visits for trigger reduction and asthma self-management education
ACHIEVEMENT
of guidelines-based medical management
Linkages
and coordination of care across settings
Environmental
policies or best practices to reduce asthma triggers from indoor, outdoor, or occupational sources
Learn more about how achievement of guidelines-based medical management can help children and adults with asthma: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/exhale/
