National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice. Asthma and Community Health Branch .

The EXHALE technical package represents a group of strategies, which, based on the best available evidence, can improve asthma control and reduce health care costs. It is intended as a resource to inform decision-making in communities, organizations, and states.

E - Education on asthma self-management

X - X-tinguishing smoking and secondhand smoke

H - Home visits for trigger reduction and asthma self- management education

A - Achievement of guidelines-based medical management

L - Linkages and coordination of care across settings

E - Environmental policies or best practices to reduce asthma triggers from indoor, outdoor, and occupational source

Suggested citation: Hsu J, Sircar K, Herman E, Garbe P. (2018). EXHALE: A Technical Package to Control Asthma. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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