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ᏙᎡᎵ ᎠᏱᎸᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎹ

ᎠᏍᎹ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎪᎯᏓ-ᎦᎬᎢ ᎠᏛᎵᏓᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎩ ᏓᏟᏱᎵᏒᎢ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎤᏏᏩᏍᎩ, ᎤᏍᏆᏃᎲᏍᎦ, ᎦᏂᏥ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏱᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏍᏆᎳᎯᎨᏍᏗ ᎥᏍᎩ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ. ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏂᏚᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᏰᎵᏊ ᎬᏗ ᏩᏂᎦᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ. ᎾᏍᎥᏃ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎤᏓᎭ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗ-ᎠᏓᏁᏄᎵᏍᎬᎢ. ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏳᏍᏘ ᎠᏟᏱᎴᎩ ᎤᏓᏂᎸᎩ ᏚᎾᏓᏁᎶᏍᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏍᎹ Ꮭ ᏰᎵ ᏱᎬᏩᏗᏫ. ᎠᏎᏍᎩᏂ, ᎾᎿᎢ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏂᏓᎵᏱᎵᏙᎲᎢ, ᎠᏍᎹ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᎯᏛ ᏱᎬᏁᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩᏊᎨᎢ ᎾᎿ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ, ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎣᎾᏗᏢ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ, ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏴᏫ, ᎠᎵᏤ ᎠᎴᏃ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏰᎵ ᏯᏙᏢᎾ ᎠᏍᎹ.

What is an asthma action plan?

ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎦᎸᏉᏔᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᏃ ᎤᏁᎯ ᎠᏍᏑ ᎤᏂᎯ ᎠᏍᏑ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ. ᏗᏍᏗᎸᏫᏍᏓᏏ ᎠᏰᎸ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅᎢ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏁᏢᏍᎩ ᎾᎢ ᎪᏢᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏂᎯ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏢᏅᎯ ᎾᎢ ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎯᎸᏍᏗ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᎠᏍᏑ ᏗᏓᎦᏘᎴᎩ. ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᎢ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᎢ ᏗᏎᏢᎢ ᎪᏢᏅᎢ ᎬᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ National Institutes ᎾᎿᎢ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏙᏯᏗᏢ ᎠᎢᎧᏂ ᎾᎿᎢ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ:

Green:

  • Ꮭ ᏯᏏᏩᏍᎦ, ᎤᏍᏆᏃᎲᏍᎦ, ᎤᏍᏆᏃᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏦᎠᏎᏗ ᎤᏬᎭᎳᏕᏍᏗᎢ ᎤᎿᎢ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ
  • ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏂᎦᏛᎦ ᎠᏯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎰᎢ

ᏓᎶᏂᎨ:

  • ᎢᏳᏓᎭ ᎠᏏᏩᏍᎩ, ᎤᏍᏆᏃᎲᏍᎦ, ᎦᏂᏥ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏱᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏍᏆᎳᎯᎨᏍᏗ ᎥᏍᎩ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴᏃ
  • ᎤᏒᎢ ᏥᏰᎪᎢ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏬᏅᎢ ᎠᏍᎹ, Ꭰ.ᎴᏃ
  • Ꮭ ᎡᎵ ᎢᎦᏓ ᏱᏂᎨᎦᏛᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᏥᏂᎦᏛᏁᎲᎢ

ᎩᎦᎨ:

  • ᎠᏆᏤᎵ-ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᎩ ᏅᏬᏘ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏥᎯᏍᏕᎸᎯ, Ꭰ.Ꮓ
  • ᎥᏝ ᏱᏂᎨᎦᏛᎦ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᎬᏩᏛᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᏥᏂᎦᏛᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴᏃ
  • ᎠᏯ ᎤᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎢ ᏓᎶᏂᎨᏍᏛ ᏗᏓᏓᎴᏗᏍ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ 24 ᎢᏧᏌᏟᎶᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲ Ꮭ ᏱᏗᎦᏤᎳᎩ, ᎠᎴᏃ
  • ᎾᏳᎢ ᎠᏯ ᏩᏆᎦᏔᏅᎩ ᏬᏍᎪᎵᏴᎢ ᎤᏪᎬ ᎠᏎᎯᎯ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏎᎯᎯ ᎤᏪᎬ* ᎾᏍᎩ ᏩᎦᏲᏢ ᎠᏰᏟ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᏫᏓᏤᏢ ᏬᏍᎪᎵᏴᎢ ᎤᏪᎬ

How do I know if I'm having an asthma attack?

ᎾᏃ ᎠᏍᎹ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎤᏏᏩᏍᎩ, ᎦᏂᏥ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏱᏗᎢ, ᎤᏍᏆᏃᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏦᎠᏎᏗ ᎤᏬᎭᎳᏕᏍᏗᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᏚᎵᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎾᎿᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎯᏰᎸ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏧᎶᎯᏍᏗᎢ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏧᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏫᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎾᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᏛᎵᏗᏍᏙᏗᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᎩᏍᎬ ᏬᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᏛᎵᏗᏍᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏧᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎵᎨ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ. ᎾᏳᎢ ᎠᏍᎹ ᏚᎦᏘᎴᎬ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏍᏆᎨᏂ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏗᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᏛᎵᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᏕᎪᏘᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏧᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᏓᏍᏗᎪᎯᏍᎪ. ᎦᏲᎵᎨ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏫᎦᎸᎪ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏅᎪᎬ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᏛᎵᏗᏍᏙᏗᎢ. ᎾᏉᏃ ᎽᎪᎤᏍ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎪᏢᏍᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏍᏚᎲᏍᎪ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᏗᎢ.

What causes an asthma attack?

ᎾᏃ ᎠᏍᎹ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎾᏳᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎭᏴᏢᎢ ᎾᎢ “ᎠᏍᏑ ᏓᏙᏓᏍᎪᎢ.” ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᎠᏍᏑ ᏕᎪᏣᏁᏍᎪ ᏰᎵ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᏄᏓᎴᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎩᎶ ᏄᏓᎴᏃ ᏂᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅ ᎠᏍᏑ ᏕᎪᏣᏁᏍᎪᎢ. ᏣᏅᏖᏍᏗ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᏗᎪᏣᏁᏍᏗ. ᏂᎯ ᎡᎵᏊ ᎿᏉᏃ ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏙᎡᎵ ᎾᎢ ᏗᏓᏅᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏯᏂᎢ. ᏣᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎾᏃ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎾᏳᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎥᏝ ᏗᏓᏅᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏗᎪᏣᏁᏍᏗ. ᎢᎦᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏂᎦᏓᏊ ᏗᎪᏣᏁᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ:

  • ᏦᎳ ᎪᏍᏗ
  • ᎪᏍᏓ ᎠᏂᏍᎪᏯ
  • ᏙᏯᏗᏢ ᎤᏃᎴ ᎧᏁᏌᎸ
  • ᏧᏂᏍᏌᎢ ᎠᏓᏲᏕᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏓᎴᏅᎮᎲᎢ
  • ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏗ ᏗᎦᎾᏜᎢ
  • ᎤᎾᏬᏓᏔ
  • ᏧᏒᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᏓ ᏗᎪᎲᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏄᎸᎢ
  • ᎥᏳᎩ ᏗᏓᏠᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏴᏜ

What can you do to manage symptoms?

  1. ᎪᏢᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᏍᎹ ᏂᎦᎵᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ, ᎥᏍᏊ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏊᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᎪᏩᏛᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ
  2. ᏗᏓᏅᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎪᏣᏁᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᏍᎹ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎤᏲᎢ
  3. ᎠᎦᎾᎦᏘ ᎾᎢ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᏍᏓᏝᏃᎲᎳ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᏱᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᏏᏃ ᎤᏠᏱ ᎠᎴᏃ ᎤᏚᎸᏓ ᎾᎢ ᏣᏙᏗ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᏅᏬᏘ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭᎢ

What if I have concerns about my asthma?

  1. ᏓᏒᏍᏛ ᎠᏎᎸᎩ ᎬᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ PCP ᎾᎢ ᏗᎪᏏᏐᏗ ᎠᎴᏃ ᏚᎾᏕᏯᏙᏗᏍᎬᎢ
  2. ᏗᎦᏃᏗᎢ ᏂᏨᏅᎢ ᎠᏍᎹ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏣᏃᎯᏍᏏ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏅᏬᏘ ᎬᏙᏗᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏴᎢ
  3. ᎲᏓ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏅᏬᏘ ᏄᎵᏍᏛᏉ ᏂᏣᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᏂᎲ ᏂᏣᏅ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏂᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᏰᎵ ᏱᎬᏩᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᎯ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎡᏍᎦᏊ ᎤᏲ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ

ᏞᏍᏗ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏜ ᎠᏍᎹ ᏱᏨᏁᎸᎩ ᏣᏤᏨ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏧᏁᎶᏗᎢ

Asthma can affect a kid’s daily life. Everyday activities like playing outside with friends can be cut short. It's important to take the steps outlined in your child's asthma action plan.

Learn more from the Kidtastics about how to stay active if you have asthma.

An action plan may help prevent asthma attacks. Your plan can save your life.

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