Federal, State, and Local Asthma Initiatives
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
[http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/]
Includes a wealth of resources about asthma for
health professionals, consumers, and education and child care
professionals. NHLBI is part of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) [http://www.nih.gov/].
Initiatives include
Asthma
Clinical Research Network (ACRN)
[http://www.acrn.org/]
Includes information about clinical trials for
evaluation of new and existing therapeutic approaches for asthma.
Asthma Management Model System (AMMS)
[http://www.nhlbisupport.com/asthma/index.html]
Includes research, education, and communication
tools for the assessment, treatment, and management of asthma.
National
Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP)
[http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm]
Provides resources aimed at enhancing quality
of life for patients with asthma and decreasing asthma-related
morbidity and mortality. Recent publications include
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management
of asthma: Update on selected topics. 2002.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
[http://www.cdc.gov/]
Includes information and resources about asthma
in children and adolescents. Initiatives include
CDC's
National Center for Environmental Health
[ http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/asthma/default.htm]
Asthma. Contains information about CDC's asthma control programs related to children
and adolescents. Also offers state asthma contacts and programs,
data, a speaker's kit for public health professionals, and links
to additional asthma-related resources.
CDC's
Division of Adolescent and School Health
[http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/healthtopics/asthma/]
Asthma. Contains program information, guidelines,
and other resources addressing asthma in schools. Recent publications
include
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne/home.htm]
Asthma Research. Includes information about several
NIEHS asthma research programs, asthma and allergy prevention
strategies, and links to related resources. NIEHS is part of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) [http://www.nih.gov/].
Healthy People 2010
[http://www.health.gov/healthypeople]
Coordinated by the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion [http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/], it describes
this national health promotion and disease prevention initiative
created by a broad coalition of experts from many sectors to
improve the health of all Americans, eliminate disparities in
health, and improve years and quality of healthy life. Search
the objectives using the keyword asthma to identify
them.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
[http://www.epa.gov/]
Includes resources about childhood asthma, common
asthma triggers, and asthma and the environment, including asthma
and indoor environments. Also maintains a database of research
conducted or funded by the federal government about childhood
asthma and other chronic conditions resulting from exposure to
environmental health or safety risks.
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National Asthma Organizations
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
[http://www.aaaai.org/]
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
(AAAAI) is the largest professional medical specialty organization
representing allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health
professionals, and other physicians with a special interest in
allergy. This website includes fact sheets, news releases, and
other publications about pediatric asthma for consumers and health
professionals.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
[http://www.aafa.org/]
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(AAFA), a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to improving
the quality of life for people with asthma and allergies and
their caregivers, through education, advocacy and research. The
website includes information about AAFA's asthma education programs
for children, adolescents, parents, childcare providers, and
health professionals. Also includes a listing of state-by-state
chapters and support groups.
American Lung Association (ALA)
[http://www.lungusa.org/]
ALA focuses on all forms of lung disease, with
a special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental
health. The website includes information related to asthma prevalence,
mortality, and morbidity data and statistics, and news reports
associated with asthma. It also includes fact sheets, data, program
descriptions, and other resources about the prevention, diagnosis,
management, and treatment of asthma.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
[http://www.aap.org/]
Includes position statements, article abstracts,
and a list of AAP asthma and allergy publications
and videotape for families.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
[http://www.rwjf.org/]
Includes program information for childhood asthma
initiatives, such as Allies Against Asthma: A Program to Combine
Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Chronic Illness.
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National Asthma Networks and Coalitions
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
(AANMA)
[http://www.aanma.org]
A national nonprofit network of families whose
desire is to overcome, not cope with, allergies and asthma. The
website offers information on asthma statistics, patient education
mterials, and several asthma related publications.
Allies Against Asthma
[http://www.asthma.umich.edu
]
Allies against Asthma is a national demonstration
program, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to
support coalition-based efforts to improve asthma care for children
and adolescents. the website offers information about asthma
coalition efforts, as well as a resource database and community
toolbox to assist coalitions with addressing the problem of asthma
in their community.
AsthmaMoms
[http://asthmamoms.com/]
Offers an extensive lists of links to asthma-related
information for families, including resources about asthma triggers,
medications, legislation, medical literature, statistics, initiatives,
and camps. Information is available in English and Spanish. AsthmaMoms
is a network of concerned parents of children with asthma.
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