A written asthma action plan encourages self-management of asthma. Plans include:

• a list of the person's triggers and how to avoid them
• instructions for taking asthma medicine
• information on what to do during an asthma episode
• instructions on when to call a doctor
• emergency telephone numbers.

Action plans should be updated at least once a year. Talk to your doctor to find the Exitbest plan that works for you.

Below are a few examples of commonly used action plans:You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.

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• English (PDF)(2 pp, 138 K)
• Spanish (Plan de acción para el asma) (PDF)(1 pp, 40 K)
• Chinese (哮喘行動計劃) (PDF)(8 pp, 11 MB)
• Vietnamese (Kế hoạch hành động hen suyễn) (PDF)(8 pp, 10 MB)