Written
Asthma Action Plan templates
 There are many different written asthma action
plans available. The asthma action plan chosen
should be appropriate for the person’s age,
educational status, language and culture.
The current NAC template is given below, along
with links to alternative options.
Please contact the NAC if you would like your
organisation’s asthma action plan considered for
inclusion in this section.
National Asthma Council
Australia
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Developed by the National Asthma Council
Australia in a bright ‘traffic light’ style.
Hard copies are currently unavailable. Please
download a PDF version and print as needed.
NAC asthma action
plan - colour version (92KB)
NAC asthma action
plan - black and white version (92KB) |
Asthma Cycle of Care Asthma
Action Plan
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Developed with the National Asthma Council
Australia and Asthma Foundations Australia by the
Australian Department of Health and Ageing
as part of the Asthma Cycle of
Care 2007.
Hard copies can be ordered from the Department of
Health and Ageing by emailing
asthma@health.gov.au or by phoning 1800 500 053.
Asthma
Cycle of Care Asthma Action Plan (108KB) |
Symbicort SMART Asthma Action
Plan
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This asthma action plan is specifically for
patients using the combination medication
Symbicort (budesonide and eformoterol)
maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART).
Note Symbicort is not recommended
for use in Australia in children under 12
years.
The Symbicort SMART Asthma Action Plan
was independently developed by clinicians.
Hard copies (tear-off pads) can be ordered from
AstraZeneca via local representatives or on: 1800
805 342.
The SMART asthma action plan is also available
electronically on the medical prescribing software
Medical Director.
SMART symptom-based asthma action plan
(106KB)
SMART peak flow-based asthma action plan
(108KB)
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Asthma Action Plans for
Indigenous Australians
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Remote Indigenous Australian Asthma
Action Plan
This asthma action plan was developed
specifically for Indigenous peoples with
asthma who live in remote areas of
Australia.
The Remote Indigenous Australian Asthma
Action Plan was developed by the Australian
Department of Health and Ageing based on a
plan designed by Professor Anne Chang. The
imagery is from the Short Wind educational
materials distributed by the Asthma
Foundation of the Northern Territory. This
asthma action plan was funded by the
Australian Government.
Hard copies can be ordered from the
Department of Health and Ageing by emailing
asthma@health.gov.au or by phoning 1800
500 053.
Remote Indigenous Australian Asthma Action
Plan (781KB) |
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Every Day Asthma Action Plan
This asthma action plan was developed
specifically for remote Indigenous Australians with
asthma who do not have a high level of literacy in
English.
It may also be useful for other people with
asthma who are not comfortable with complex written
English.
The Every Day Asthma Action Plan was
developed by the Spencer Gulf Rural Health
School, Pika Wiya Health Service and Asthma SA as
part of an Indigenous Asthma Innovative Management
(AIM) project, supported by the Department of Health
and Ageing.
Every Day asthma action plan (98KB)
Reproduced with permission from the Spencer Gulf
Rural Health School – an initiative of the
University of Adelaide and the University of South
Australia – and the Pika Wiya Health Service Inc.
AIM project report (98KB) |
Resources in community
languages
Asthma action plans are not readily available in
Australia in languages other than English.
The NAC is interested in developing Australian
asthma action plan templates for people with asthma
from culturally and linguistically diverse
communities.
Please contact us if your organisation would like
to be involved.
Descriptive summaries of asthma action plans, as
well as general asthma resources, are available in a
range of community languages. Sources include the
following:
Selected international
resources
This information on international
asthma action plans is included for reference use
only.
Details such as treatment protocols, registered
indications for medications and emergency contact
numbers may be different from those in Australia.
For a more complete listing of international
asthma resources online go to
Links.
AIM (Asthma Initiative of Michigan)
Recommended components and examples of written
asthma action plans
http://www.getasthmahelp.org/actionplan_components.asp
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand
Tools for self-management, including links to
resources in Maori
http://www.asthmanz.co.nz/management_plans.php
Asthma Society of Canada
Written asthma action plans in English and French
http://www.asthma.ca/adults/control/actionPlan.php
Asthma UK
Written asthma action plans for children
http://www.asthma.org.uk/all_about_asthma/for_parents/controlling_your_childs_asthma/your_childs.html
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