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Certainly in the state of Minnesota, there's been other states around the country that have been very affected by Canadian fires that have gone on there. And the smoke has been coming into the United States And certainly, what was it, last week in the state of Minnesota, our air quality was like off the charts. And, you know, I remember, you know, driving.

It was really terrible. And, you know, to the point where you'd go outside and you'd start coughing just

It was really terrible. And, you know, to the point where you'd go outside and you'd start coughing just

what's what's going on and then it was like the middle of the day you knew it wasn't raining or anything but but cars were running around with their lights on because it was so thick and dense okay so let's talk about i'm sure you you've gotten some questions about this let's talk about generally air quality as it relates to pulmonary issues in this case asthma so

what's what's going on and then it was like the middle of the day you knew it wasn't raining or anything but but cars were running around with their lights on because it was so thick and dense okay so let's talk about i'm sure you you've gotten some questions about this let's talk about generally air quality as it relates to pulmonary issues in this case asthma so

let's talk about the linkages here. Go ahead.

let's talk about the linkages here. Go ahead.

So I'll tell you, you know, from a public health standpoint, if I were a parent and I had a kid who was asthmatic, having that app on my phone, it's a good, it's just a good little tool. Johnny, let's make sure that everything is a okay before you go play soccer, you know, or whatever.

So I'll tell you, you know, from a public health standpoint, if I were a parent and I had a kid who was asthmatic, having that app on my phone, it's a good, it's just a good little tool. Johnny, let's make sure that everything is a okay before you go play soccer, you know, or whatever.

great point as it relates to disease management. And, you know, there's, there's disease management for the parent that's got to do it for their child. And then there's disease management for like an adolescent that knows they have to take the medication and the parent might not be around to help, et cetera, et cetera. So I think you bring up a really, really good

great point as it relates to disease management. And, you know, there's, there's disease management for the parent that's got to do it for their child. And then there's disease management for like an adolescent that knows they have to take the medication and the parent might not be around to help, et cetera, et cetera. So I think you bring up a really, really good

point around action plans, which I'll be honest, it never existed when I was growing up. for sure. You know, there's other little points that we won't talk about, but I can just relate it for our listening audience. A risk factor is obesity, for instance, or might a risk factor be apnea, okay? Which probably, I don't know if apnea is prevalent in younger people in pediatric age.

point around action plans, which I'll be honest, it never existed when I was growing up. for sure. You know, there's other little points that we won't talk about, but I can just relate it for our listening audience. A risk factor is obesity, for instance, or might a risk factor be apnea, okay? Which probably, I don't know if apnea is prevalent in younger people in pediatric age.

But certainly for adults, does that exacerbate or go hand in hand with asthma? These are subjects that we can certainly put some more information on our website for this particular episode. Also, Kelly has been great. So for our listening audience, as we've been chatting away here, Kelly has been adding some resources that we will be sure to get on our website for this particular episode.

But certainly for adults, does that exacerbate or go hand in hand with asthma? These are subjects that we can certainly put some more information on our website for this particular episode. Also, Kelly has been great. So for our listening audience, as we've been chatting away here, Kelly has been adding some resources that we will be sure to get on our website for this particular episode.

What you should know is that there's a lot more available today than there was yesterday as it relates to asthma prevention, acute treatment, and disease management. And I think that that's great. Research has really gone a long way. We still have more to go, but knowing that it's treatable and manageable is major, major for a lot of people. So thank you. Thank you so much. You're eloquent.

What you should know is that there's a lot more available today than there was yesterday as it relates to asthma prevention, acute treatment, and disease management. And I think that that's great. Research has really gone a long way. We still have more to go, but knowing that it's treatable and manageable is major, major for a lot of people. So thank you. Thank you so much. You're eloquent.

You know this subject better, and it's great because it's very, very useful. I encourage our listening audience, if you've got anybody in your family that has asthma, or you might be concerned about, listen to this episode. It's a great episode. And we can also connect with your public health professionals and your medical professionals for assistance. So thank you for health chatting today.

You know this subject better, and it's great because it's very, very useful. I encourage our listening audience, if you've got anybody in your family that has asthma, or you might be concerned about, listen to this episode. It's a great episode. And we can also connect with your public health professionals and your medical professionals for assistance. So thank you for health chatting today.

We've got another show coming up next week. Clarence and I, imagine this, are going to do a personal reflection on our journey in health chatter today. so far. And there's been a lot of subjects in the health arena that we've discussed, and we're going to put our perspective glasses on. So for everybody out there in our listening audience, keep health chatting away.