Our asthma program can help you educate your patients about treatment and prevention. By addressing asthma proactively, we strive to keep our members with asthma, adults and children, as active and symptom-free as possible.

We have care managers available to work with you to develop a written action plan that outlines the steps your Network Health patient should take each day to manage their asthma. The program also features home visits and educational materials in English and Spanish.

For more information, please call us at 888-257-1985.

Asthma education materials for your practice

• Network Health’s Asthma Disease Management Program Description (PDF)
• Asthma: Diagnosis and management guidelines (PDF)

Asthma education materials for your patients

Here is a good overview for your patients newly diagnosed with asthma:

• Five important things to know about asthma

Asthma action plans for adults and children can help you develop a personalized asthma action plan with your patient. The plan can help your patients know what to do if they experience flare-ups. By using the traffic light colors of green, yellow, and red to describe the severity of symptoms, the action plan guides your patient through steps to treat their symptoms.

Here are two sample asthma action plans you can print and give to your Network Health patients:

• Massachusetts Pediatric Asthma Action Plan (PDF)
• Massachusetts Adult Asthma Action Plan (PDF)

We have the Massachusetts Adult Asthma Action Plan (PDF) available in Chinese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Additional asthma resources

• American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Asthma Control Test for Patients Under Twelve Years Old
• Asthma Control Test for Patients Twelve Years Old and Older