PAMF Asthma Education and Support

Whether you’re an adult or a child, having asthma can be scary. You can’t always prevent an attack, and you never know how long an attack will last. Palo Alto Medical Foundation can help you manage your asthma through personal consultations with asthma experts, educational resources and more.

Featured Services

Asthma Support Services

Millions of adults and children in the United States have asthma, a common chronic disease that can be treated and managed with the right tools. As part of Sutter’s comprehensive asthma care, we offer a variety of resources to help you successfully manage your asthma so that you can be symptom-free as often as possible.

Personal Consultations

To take control of your asthma, you may benefit from a one-on-one consultation with an asthma expert. Meeting individually with an asthma expert can help you pinpoint what you need to do to participate in activities, prevent asthma attacks in the future, get a good night’s sleep and maintain healthy lungs throughout your life.

Your primary care doctor, allergist or pulmonologist is a great resource for asthma support. You should schedule at least two “asthma only” appointments annually with your doctor to review and update your Asthma Action Plan.

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Classes and Training

PAMF's Asthma Management Program in Santa Cruz is available for both adults and children. The goal of this program is to teach you what causes asthma, how to identify and avoid your triggers, how to use your Asthma Action Plan, when to use your medications and how to monitor your status.

We also offer a self-guided, online asthma management class, which includes videos and handouts on asthma triggers, medications, devices and more.

Helpful Resources

Helpful Resources

What About Allergies?

For many patients, asthma and allergies go hand-in-hand – and although their effects may be similar – they are two different conditions. Sutter care centers have several services for evaluating, diagnosing and treating a wide range of allergies.

Asthma Research

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of children in the U.S. It inflames and narrows breathing airways and, if untreated, can kill. Asthma tends to run in families, but environmental factors like pollen and pollution also trigger it. Research looks for ways to improve treatment today and prevent asthma in the future.

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