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Peak Flow and Symptom Diary

This diary is a useful tool to help patients identify asthma symptoms and triggers, and better understand their asthma.

Asthma English Health professionals Patients
Peak Flow & Symptom Diary

Child Asthma Action Plan

This asthma action plan is for healthcare practitioners to complete alongside parents/caregivers and their child.

Asthma English Te reo Māori Samoan Tongan Health professionals Patients
Child Asthma Action Plan - Cover Image

Familial Hypercholesterolemia Infographic

This infographic explains what Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is, how to recognise symptoms, and what LDL cholesterol numbers to be aware of.

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) English Patients
What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) infographic

Talk to Your Doctor About Standing Up to Bad Cholesterol

This checklist is for people with high cholesterol or a family history of heart disease to bring to their doctor to help understand their LDL levels and discuss next steps.

Cholesterol English Health professionals Patients
Talk to your doctor about standing up to bad cholesterol

Living with COPD Conversation Guide

This checklist is for people living with COPD to discuss with their GP to help identify heart disease risk factors, overlapping symptoms, and warning signs of a heart attack.

COPD English Health professionals Patients
Living with COPD Talk to your doctor about heart disease

COPD and Your Heart Infographic

This infographic is for people living with COPD, it explains how the condition is linked to increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, pulmonary hypertension, and irregular heartbeat.

COPD English Patients
COPD and Heart Infographic

Pregnancy and Heart Disease Infographic

This infographic is for pregnant people and explains how pregnancy complications can signal future heart disease risk.

Pregnancy English Patients
Pregnancy and Heart Disease Infographic

Pregnancy and Heart Disease Conversation Checklist

Pregnant people and those who have recently given birth can bring this checklist to their healthcare provider to identify heart disease risk factors and symptoms.

Pregnancy English Health professionals Patients
Pregnancy and Heart Disease Conversation Guide

4-Stage Asthma Action Plan

This self-management action plan for adolescents and adults (aged 12 years and over) is to be completed by healthcare practitioners, together with their patients.

Asthma English Te reo Māori Samoan Tongan Simplified Chinese Health professionals Patients
CRFNZ Resource Image - 4 Stage Asthma Action Plan

3-Stage Asthma Action Plan

​This self-management action plan for adolescents and adults (aged 12 years and over) is to be completed by healthcare practitioners, together with their patients.

Asthma English Te reo Māori Samoan Tongan Simplified Chinese Health professionals Patients
CRFNZ - 3 Stage Asthma Action Plan