Health Expert Gerri Rivers shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/56359/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/56359/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/56359/index http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/103949/appointment-asthma Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:22:00 -0400 Gerri Rivers In the previous article 10 Things To Do This Month (to get your asthma under control), one of the items mentioned was the scheduling of your annual well-check asthma visit with your health care provider. Alongside of this should be a visit with an AE-C® (certified asthma educator). This article will guide you through the process of preparing for your visits.Preparation for your well-check asthma visit with your health care provider and... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/103949/appointment-asthma http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/104273/temporada-pueden Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:17:00 -0500 Gerri Rivers To see this post in English click here.   Es año nuevo y el mejor momento para empezar a controlar su asma. Aunque tenga su asma controlada, todavía hay cosas que puede hacer para mantener controlada su asma. 1. Haga una cita para revisar su asma.- Haga una cita con su doctor/a, o especialista. Esta visita debe enfocarse en su asma y en cosas relacionadas. Si está teniendo problemas con su asma, esta es una buena... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/104273/temporada-pueden http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/103943/quality-challenge Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:08:00 -0500 Gerri Rivers The 2010 Winter Olympics are here. This is an exciting time for athletes, spectators and countries. Eyes are on Vancouver as an influx of tourists, Olympic staff, medical teams and high-caliber athletes from all over the world attend.Other than the training of the athletes, building of the facilities, and organizing of the teams, there is another concern that has the Olympic community asks, “What is the air quality?” Typically, the... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/103943/quality-challenge http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/100512/10-things-control Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:44:00 -0500 Gerri Rivers Para leer este poste en el clic español aquí.   It is the beginning of a new year and the perfect time to begin on the road to controlled asthma. Even if you are fortunate to have controlled asthma, there are still things that you can to help keep it that way.   1. Make your New Year Asthma Visit – Schedule a well-check for your asthma with your health care provider. Whether you see your primary care provider or... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/100512/10-things-control http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/55479/breathe-resolution Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:02:00 -0500 Gerri Rivers At the beginning of the New Year I found myself doing what many do - considering and making my New Year's Resolutions. Each year I always decide that I will lose weight, eat healthier, exercise regularly and play more with my kids. What was going to be different this year? What was going to keep me from drifting from my resolution this year?   On January 1st this year I reflected on the fact that my children are growing up and involved in... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/55479/breathe-resolution http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/38402/preparing-asthmatic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:56:00 -0400 Gerri Rivers Wow! Summer flew by and now it's that time of year when kids register for school and parents buy school supplies. It is easy to remember to get the backpacks, lunch bags, and pencils, but planned asthma appointments with the doctor, completed asthma and allergy action plans, and extra emergency medications are often forgotten.   For me, this has been a huge change. I have been homeschooling my children for several years and now I find... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/38402/preparing-asthmatic http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/37367/asthma-introducing Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:06:00 -0400 Gerri Rivers Gerri Rivers and Romelia Rodriguez Walters are your Asthma Allies! The two certified asthma educators are joining MyAsthmaCentral.com to share their expertise and answer your questions about asthma symptoms, asthma management, asthma medication and more! Introducing Gerri:   In 1997, I was a wife, mother of two young children, a student, a phlebotomist (I drew blood), and an Emergency Medical Technician. The same week that I began to... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/56359/37367/asthma-introducing