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Offers resources on asthma including possible causes, symptoms, prevention, treatment, and the related health issues and concerns.
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in Canadian children and is also a serious problem in adults. Asthma imposes a heavy burden on the nation's health care expenditures and reduces the quality of life for individuals with asthma and their families.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
An educational site to learn more about seasonal environmental asthma triggers and what you can do to reduce these triggers and achieve symptom-free asthma. Asthma symptoms often vary over time, due to different environmental triggers such as mould or pollen spores. Just like the leaves on a tree change, these triggers can be different throughout the four seasons of the year.
Source: Asthma Society of Canada
Asthma is a chronic lung condition. It is characterized by difficulty in breathing.
Source: The Canadian Lung Association
With the right information, treatment and support, most people with asthma can control their symptoms and lead active, healthy lives.
Source: Health Canada
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lungs. Asthma symptoms start when allergens or other irritants cause the lining of the airways to swell (become inflamed) and narrow.
Source: The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Parents and school staff need to work together to help control asthma symptoms for all students with asthma. Children with asthma often have symptoms at school; therefore it is very important to get the school involved in caring for a child's asthma.
Source: Asthma Society of Canada
How does asthma develop? How can we control occupational asthma? What occupations are at risk for asthma?
Source: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
This is the second of two articles on children and respiratory health, and focuses on managing children's asthma. According to Statistics Canada almost 2.4 million Canadians have asthma; many are children. There is no cure for asthma, but symptoms can almost always be controlled.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Scents can cause serious health problems for people, especially for people with lung diseases like asthma or COPD. Being near a scented product- perfume, scented candles, or even scented laundry detergent- can make some people sick.
Source: The Canadian Lung Association
The Student Lung Health Survey (1995-1996) was designed to provide relevant information for the planning and implementation of effective asthma management and control program activities, which will ultimately help to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of Canadians with asthma.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Current health indicators suggest that Canadian children are relatively healthy. However, there are some health trends of concern, such as the increase in childhood asthma, which are linked to environmental hazards.
Source: Environment Canada
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting Canadians. It places a heavy burden on the nation's health care expenditures, reduces productivity, and seriously affects the quality of life for individuals with asthma and their families. This report summarizes the definition, prevalence and impact of asthma, and includes a review of both the scope for prevention and control, and existing activities in Canada.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
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