Despite impressive advances in the understanding of asthma and safe effective treatment options asthma remains a major cause of work and school absenteeism, excess health care utilization, and health care expenditures. Learning more about this illness can potentially improve each of these problems so today discussion is designed to do just that, provide the basics and answer listener questions on asthma. 
HOST:Â Dr. Thad WoodardÂ
GUESTS:Â
- Marge Stoneking is Alaska Director at American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific
- Melinda Rathkopf, MD of the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Center of Alaska
LINKS:
- Asthma Awareness Month and Air Quality Awareness Week
May is Asthma Awareness Month, and May 6 is World Asthma Day. This is preceded by Air Quality Awareness Week (April 28-May 2). The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) joins the CDC and EPA in urging everyone to pay attention to their local air quality. People with asthma are particularly affected by air pollution and environmental trigger control is a key component of comprehensive asthma management. NEEF’s Pediatric Asthma Initiative aims to ensure that all children with asthma receive comprehensive care, including education on how to reduce their exposure to environmental triggers. - American Lung Association information on asthma
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: overview of asthma
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Alaska chapter
LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, May 5, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST:  Monday, May 5, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy,  Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
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