Community Pediatric Asthma Service
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What is Asthma?
Asthma is a chronic or long-term disease of the airways, which are the tubes that carry air into our lungs. Asthma causes swelling in our airways and makes the tubes you breathe through get smaller, which causes difficulty in breathing.
The good news is that asthma can be treated and well-controlled which means it doesn't have to interfere with you or your child's daily life.
September Asthma Peak
September has the highest number of hospital emergency visits, hospital admissions and doctor visits for asthma, which is why this time of the year is often referred to as the "September Asthma Peak".
- Fire Season Tips to decrease your risk, (Asthma Canada)
- Children with asthma at risk of anxiety, (University of Queensland)
- Your questions answered about Childhood Eczema, (Medical Press)
- Experts warn Climate change causing more allergies among Canadians, (Global News)
- Spring clean your child’s room for better breathing, (Health Central)
- Asthma rates rise in Alberta, but medication use flat-lines, University of Alberta study, March 2023
- Asthma in Children: Booklet written by Dr. Tom Kozesi, Pediatric Respirologist, (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Circle of Care: Taking Control of Asthma – A Guide for Patients (AstraZeneca)
- RxHelp card programs help patients benefit from medication payment assistance
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