Welcome to the Utah Asthma Program!

Utah communities working together to improve the
quality of life for people with asthma.

It's Ozone Season

Summer means sunshine, outdoor fun...and ozone.

Ozone is an odorless, colorless gas that can make asthma worse.

Recommendations for physical activity to avoid exposure to ozone:

• The best time for outdoor physical activity is before noon or after 6:00 pm
• If you are physically active between noon and 6:00 pm:
  • Consider light to moderate activity (i.e., walking instead of running)
  • Consider indoor activities
• Check current ozone levels at airquality.utah.gov
• Use the ozone symptom tracker to monitor your symptoms. See video below for details:

Click here for the average number of high ozone level days throughout the state of Utah.

Source: Utah Environmental Public Health Tracking Network 

Asthma Resources:

• New! Asthma Among Elderly Adults in Utah Report
• New! Help paying for asthma medicine
• Asthma School Fast Stats
• Little Breathers (Asthma in ages 0-4) (Espanol)

Air quality: Recess guidance (winter inversions), Ozone Recommendations for outdoor activity (summertime).