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NFL Football Star Jerome Bettis Teams Up With the American Lung Association to Bring Asthma Education to Houston.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 26-MAY-05 		Format: Online - approximately 1108 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
National Tour to Raise Awareness about the Need for Improved Asthma Control

HOUSTON, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Jerome "The Bus" Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers and asthma patient for nearly 20 years, will participate in a press conference in Houston on May 26 at the Houston Central Library in the Julia Ideson Building to underscore the need for improved asthma control in Houston.

The press event is being hosted by the American Lung Association of Texas and will announce the kick off of the Know Your Asthma Score and Expect More campaign in the local Houston community. As part of the campaign, Bettis is working to raise awareness about the need for improved asthma control and motivate asthma patients to take a simple, five-question quiz called the Asthma Control Test(TM)(ACT) supported by the American Lung Association. ACT is an objective assessment tool that can help people 12 years of age and older with asthma assess the frequency of their symptoms and give them...

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