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Awareness Strategies cont...




     •  Provide information about prescription assistance
        availability to patients who may have difficulty paying
        prescription co-pays.

     •  Increase awareness among patients and caregivers
        about use of control medications so that they don’t
        rely on rescue medication.

     •  Increase asthma awareness and availability of
                         education tools in public settings.

                            •     Provide toolkits with video or
                              picture support to patents and
                                parents to increase understanding
                                  of trigger mitigation.

                                     •  Provide ongoing support
                                       for patients and caregivers to
                                         make sure they understand
                                           and are complying with
                                             trigger mitigation.

                                                •      Develop an
                                                  exacerbation response awareness campaign targeted for
                                                    the public to respond to people who may have an asthma
                                                     exacerbation.

                                                    •  Identify home visitors who can increase that capacity of
                                                  patients and caregivers to address triggers and other issues
                                                related to asthma.
















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