Sniff out the triggers in your area and build your NEIGHBORHOOD Battle Plan!

 

Every neighborhood is unique when it comes to asthma dangers. How close you live to a busy street, the types of trees and bushes that are planted and the types of businesses that are located nearby can create asthma traps if triggers are not recognized and managed.

With this tip-list compiled by your furry four-legged friends at AsthmaRangers.com, you can sniff out asthma triggers lurking in your neighborhood to uncover asthma-dangers.

Sometimes the triggers you find will be easy to fix, but sometimes it can take some planning. The important thing is to know what you're dealing with, so dig right in and be sure to tell your parents what you discover. Then work together to build a battle-plan to manage asthma dangers.
 

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Neighborhood Triggers

 

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• which kinds of trees are best for reducing outdoor air pollution from cars and trucks
   

• why wearing tight-fitting sunglasses helps prevent pollen attacks for kids with asthma
   

• how wearing facemasks can help kids with asthma avoid pollen and prevent attacks
   

• how pollen from some flowering trees and bushes can trigger asthma attacks
   

• why pollen counts are highest between 5 am and 10 am and at dusk
   

• how the OPALS plant allergy rating system helps cut pollen counts for kids with asthma
   

• why many areas have a lot of high-pollen male trees that increase pollen counts
   

• kinds of grasses that have less pollen cause fewer allergic reactions and asthma attacks
   

• how lawn weed killers and fertilizers can trigger attacks in kids with asthma
   

• how mold spores from soil, grasses and fallen leaves can trigger asthma attacks
   

• why chlorinated swimming pools can trigger attacks in kids with asthma
   

• why spray-on sunscreen can trigger attacks in kids with asthma
   

• choosing allergy-friendly sunscreens for kids with asthma

 

 

Home Location Matters
 

• why kids are more vulnerable to the negative effects of pollution than adults
   

• why living within 250 feet of a busy roadway causes asthma
   

• why attending schools or playing in parks near busy roadways increases asthma rates
   

• why fumes from riding to school in a diesel bus are a special danger for kids with asthma
   

• why living within 6 miles of an airport increases asthma hospitalizations
   

• why living near a farm or golf course is a special danger for kids with asthma
   

• why living near a coal-burning electric power plant is considered the top cause of asthma
   

• why living near railroads and railyards is a special danger for kids with asthma
   

• why living near a trash incineration facility is a special danger for kids with asthma
   

• why living near an oil refinery increases asthma rates