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Children and young people with asthma can find a range of resources below to help you learn more about the condition:
· Beat Asthma resources for young people
· Moving on Asthma resources for young people living with asthma
· Itchy Sneezy Wheezy: helping younger children to understand asthma
If you are a parent or carer, find information below to help you better understand asthma and how to help your children to manage it:
· What to do if your child is having an attack?
· Air pollution and other asthma triggers
· Asthma advice for parents and carers
· What is an asthma action plan?
Air pollution
- Defra UK AIR website: this website allows you to enter your postcode and it will then provide an air pollution forecast for the next 5 days. It also links you to health advice and any pollution alerts that have been issued.
- Global action plan website (the charity behind the Clean Air Hub and National Clean Air Day): The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), have a UK air pollution forecast map where you can see the latest air pollution levels for your area on a map. You can also search by town or postcode to see more local information.
- Addresspollution: get a free Air Quality report for your address