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Asthma – Take Action Now
- Get diagnosed
- Make an Asthma Plan
- Manage your symptoms
- Gain control of asthma
Asthma Facts
- More than 18,000 fb88 children under the age of 18 have asthma.
- More than 140,000 fb88 adults have asthma.
- Asthma makes it hard to breathe. An asthma attack can be triggered by the environment, cold, even exercise.
- Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be managed. Working with your doctor can help you understand and control triggers that cause an asthma flare-up. You CAN reduce how often an attack happens and how bad an attack can feel by learning your triggers (PDF).
Help is free.
If you, your child, or someone you live with has asthma, you are not alone. fb88 offers many resources to help control and manage asthma.
Resources
- Asthma & Summer Weather
- Asthma Action Plans
- Download Materials
- Asthma Resources
- Info for Healthcare Providers
Contact Information
- fb88 Asthma Program
- 11 State House Station
- 286 Water St. 5th Floor
- Augusta ME 04333
- Tel: 207-287-4083
- Fax: 207-287-7213
- TTY: fb88 relay 711