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Asthma Services

Do you know the signs of asthma?

Enjoy the outdoors. If you child has:

· Chronic coughing

· Tightness in the chest or wheezing,
breathing through the month

· Increased pulse rate, feeling of nervousness, anxiety, or irritability

Your child may have asthma. A serious and often debilitating condition. But it doesn't have to be. If your child experience these symptoms, call your pediatrician for an asthma evaluation. Avoid 10 Triggers that could bring on an attack.

A program of Hasbro Children's Hospital, the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital
CVS/pharmacy
Draw A Breath Asthma Education Program

Find out more about asthma from the CVS/pharmacy Draw A Breath Asthma Education Program, which was created with the help of well-known Providence children's writer Chris Van Allsburg and his family.

For information, call 401-444-6540

Other success stories:

A teenager is breathing easy now that her asthma is under control.
Brown University students get in the swim with children with asthma.
A new grant teams Draw A Breath with Providence schools

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