It also encourages healthcare professionals to provide patients with a written Asthma Action Plan, to help them more effectively manage their condition.

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Work with your child's doctor to create a written asthma action plan.

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Using a written asthma action plan can help you and your child remember what to do when peak flow measurements reach a certain level.

CNN: Childhood asthma

The action plan may use peak flow measurements and symptoms to categorize your child's asthma into zones, such as the green zone, yellow zone and red zone.

CNN: Childhood asthma