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Asthma Links

Government Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Info of asthma interventions www.cdc.gov/asthma/interventions.htm

Minnesota Department of Health
Online Asthma Action Plan
https://www.mnasthma.org/AAP/

United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Children's Health Protection
Information on asthma and upper respiratory illnesses.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/
content/whatwe_tf_proj.htm#2


Parent Resources

Allergy & Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics
Free asthma courses on-line through America's College of Allergy and Asthma, games for kids, resources for parents and much, much more.
www.aanma.org/headquarters/

Ed's Asthma Track
This site was started by a parent of an asthmatic child and is directed as a resource for parents. The site includes parent journals and discussion groups.
http://asthmatrack.org/

Guide for Parents of Children with Asthma on AtlantaHealthPages.org web site which is published by Health Pages.org, Inc., an Atlanta based non-profit organization whose goal is to link healthcare to our community through the Atlanta Health Pages.
www.healthpages.org/AHP/LIBRARY/CHILDREN/asthma.htm

MCH Library: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University
Resources about asthma in children and adolescents aimed at health professionals, program administrators, educators, and families
www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_asthma.html

Medline Plus Health Information
A service of the National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthmainchildren.html

National Jewish Medical and Research Center information on asthma.
www.njc.org/disease-info/diseases/asthma/index.aspx

The Web Site of the Children's Asthma Education Centre (CAEC), located at the Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, started out as a demonstration project in 1997 supported by Manitoba Health, the Children's Hospital Foundation and industry.
www.asthma-education.com/


Kid's Learning

Allergy & Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics
Fun way for kids to learn about allergies and asthma.
www.aanma.org/playtime/

AsthmaBusters.org
Free online asthma education program for children between the ages of 7 and 14.
www.asthmabusters.org

National Jewish Medical Research Center
The asthma wizard makes learning about asthma fun for kids.
www.njc.org/disease-info/diseases/asthma/kids/wizard-index.aspx


Non Profits and Health Care Organizations

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
www.aaaai.org

American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Allergy and Immunology
www.aap.org/sections/allergy/

American Association for Respiratory Care
www.aarc.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
www.acaai.org

American Lung Association
Information on both adult and childhood asthma plus other lung related illness and links to children's asthma camps.
www.lungusa.org/asthma/asthma_children_index.html

American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org/

American Thoracic Society
www.thoracic.org

Allergy and Asthma Network (Mothers of Asthmatics)
www.aanma.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
www.aafa.org

Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/8009/346795.html

Mayo Clinic, Asthma and Allergy Center
www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters/
centers.cfm?objectid=0006F961-3891-1B32-82D780C8D77A0000


Publications & News Stories

Listing of articles on asthma in the American Medical Association's American Medical news.

 

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