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Health and Wellness

June 26, 2024

Healthy Boiler Virtual Workshop: Seasonal Allergies—A Guide to Combatting Symptoms

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Spring and summer bring warm temperatures, green grass. leafy trees, and colorful flowers. It also brings seasonal allergies for many people.

Whether you've had seasonal allergies every year or this is the first time they have affected you, this presentation will provide an overview of seasonal allergies—causes, symptoms, and treatments as well as tips for preventing and managing seasonal allergies.

Presenter: Whitney Soto, RN, Health Coach, from the Center for Healthy Living, Purdue West Lafayette.

Register by June 25.  Meeting link will be sent prior to workshop.

FOCUS ON Physical health

Allergies and Asthma

Physical health, the Healthy Boiler Pillar for June, focuses on allergies and asthma. Allergies and asthma may develop at any age. They often occur together, especially if there is a family history of allergies. 

You may have allergies which trigger asthma flare-ups, so not only would you experience the symptoms of the allergy, but also the symptoms of asthma as well when you are exposed to the allergen(s). For example, if you are allergic to pollen and you go outside, you may experience a runny nose, itchy eyes from your allergy, but you might also feel chest tightness, difficulty breathing like you can't get enough air, or wheezing. This could indicate that you have allergic asthma which is reacting to the pollen allergy.

The key to living with allergies and asthma is managing them and following the best plan of treatment for you and your lifestyle.

Tips to help manage allergies and allergic asthma:

  • Be aware of what triggers your symptoms.
  • Consider allergy testing by a specialist in allergy and asthma care.
  • Limit your exposure to or avoid the allergen.
  • Check airborne pollen count and air quality daily on weather apps or local news weather forecasts.
  • Manage your allergies to help allergic or seasonal asthma.
  • Determine the cause of your asthma to help you control it and prevent asthma attacks.

View PDF for more detailed information about tips to manage allergies and asthma.

Save Time. Receive Your Allergy Shots on Campus.

Did you know that you can setup your routine allergy shots as part of primary care services at the Center for Healthy Living? The Center is conveniently located in Walb Union, Room 234. Visit the Center for Healthy Living website to learn more; select Primary Care for details. 

  • Benefits-eligible employees plus covered spouses who have already joined the Healthy Boiler Program may log in to the Healthy Boiler portal, then scroll to Healthy Boiler Workshops. Hover over the workshop's square and click the "Submit" to register. 
  • If you have not joined the Healthy Boiler Program and you are a benefits-eligible employee, you may email Bloom at [email protected] to register for this workshop or check if there are any spots available. 

    Learn more about the benefits you receive when you join the Healthy Boiler Program and sign up at the Healthy Boiler portal to become a member. 

Lindsay Bloom, employee health coach

260-481-6651

[email protected]