Asthma

Asthma is a long-term disease that affects about 25 million Americans and causes nearly 1.6 million emergency room visits every year. HMSA can help you manage your asthma to help you stay active and live well.

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What can I do?

Here are a few things you can do to start managing your condition.

Asthma Inhaler Video

Watch a video to follow along with the correct way to use your metered-dose inhaler.

Asthma Action Plan

Asthma care involves long-term, regular monitoring and a custom action plan. With the help of your health care provider, use this worksheet to write down your plan to monitor your asthma and treat changing symptoms or attacks.

What resources can I use?

Eat healthy and stay active with these resources.

Being active

Eating healthy

More resources to help you on your journey.

Health Education Workshops

Health Education Workshops
Attend workshops on a variety of well-being topics, such as nutrition, physical activity and exercise, stress management, and more.

Asthma & Physical Activity

Asthma & Physical Activity in the School [PDF]
Helping students control their asthma in school settings.

ChooseHealthy program

The ChooseHealthy program
HMSA has teamed up with the ChooseHealthy® program, which offers you access to an online library of health resources, discounts, and more.