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Lesson 10.8: Asthma

Obj. 10.8: Identify environmental triggers for asthma in the home. Lesson 10.8: Asthma. Module 10 : Environmental Health. Do Now: Asthma Triggers. Circle any of the following items you think a person with asthma would want to reduce or remove from their home: Cats Mold Dogs

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Lesson 10.8: Asthma

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  1. Obj. 10.8: Identify environmental triggers for asthma in the home. Lesson 10.8:Asthma Module 10: Environmental Health

  2. Do Now:Asthma Triggers • Circle any of the following items you think a person with asthma would want to reduce or remove from their home: • Cats • Mold • Dogs • Secondhand smoke • Dust mites • Cockroaches • Rodents • Odorous cleaning products • Incense & candles

  3. Asthma Basics • Read the “Basic Information” handout on asthma from the CDC and answer the questions below:

  4. Challenges of Asthma Management • Based on what you have learned, why do you think asthma can be a difficult chronic illness for some people to manage?

  5. Asthma Home Environment Checklist • Read the “Asthma Home Environment Checklist” handout from the EPA. • Answer the questions based on the checklist: • Which triggers on the checklist do you think are most common in low-income homes? • Which triggers would be easiest for YOU to modify in your home? • Which triggers would be most difficult for YOU to modify in your home? • Which triggers would be most difficult for those in in low-income homes to modify?

  6. Assess: ID Asthma Triggers • List 5 common triggers of asthma that might be found in the home:

  7. Homework: Asthma Home Environment Checklist in YOUR Home! • Use the handout “Asthma Home Environment Checklist” to conduct an assessment of your home.

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