HEALTHAMERICA ADDS ASTHMA MANAGEMENT TOOLS TO WEB SITE

HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have added an online asthma center to their Web site to help parents better manage their children's asthma, the health plan reports. Although 89% of asthma caregivers believe their child's asthma is under control, 49% of children have missed days of school or work and 49% of children have had to stop exercising midway through their routine due to asthma, according to an Asthma and Allergy Foundation study. The new tool addresses this issue, featuring articles and news about asthma, as well as personal health management tools, such as a diary to track peak flow readings and medicines. The new addition also features an asthma dictionary to help with complicated terms. The original site launched last year with the potential to reach 730,000 members with informative articles, news, and quizzes for parents, kids, and teens.