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May Is Asthma Awareness Month

IT’S ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS URGING THOSE AFFECTED TO MAKE SURE THEY TAKE STEPS TO MANAGE THEIR CONDITION.

ABOUT 14 PERCENT OF ILLINOISANS SUFFER FROM ASTHMA…AND OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS…ILLINOIS HAS HAD ONE OF THE NATION’S HIGHEST ASTHMA MORTALITY RATES. PUBLIC HEALTH SPOKESPERSON SABRINA MILLER SAYS THAT’S WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT AFFECTS YOUR ASTHMA.

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MILLER SAYS THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU CAN DO IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA IS FIND OUT WHAT CAUSES AN ATTACK AND HOW TO REDUCE THE THREAT. COMMON TRIGGERS INCLUDE SMOKE, MOLD, OUTDOOR ALLERGENS AND MORE.

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ABOUT 14 PERCENT OF ILLINOISANS HAVE ASTHMA…WITH AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LATINOS AFFECTED DISPROPORTIONATELY BY THE DISEASE.

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