Helpful Links

1. American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
   www.aaaai.org
   The largest professional specialty organization in the United States, AAAAI strives to advance the knowledge and practice of allergies, asthma, and immunology so that patients receive the best possible care.  The web site has information for both patients and health care professionals, and portions of the site can be viewed in Spanish.
   
   
2. National Health, Lung and Blood Institute's National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
   www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm
   This Program was created to increase awareness asthma as a chronic disease in patients, health care professionals, and the public, to encourage early detection of symptoms, and to manage asthma effectively.  Its web site documents its achievements thus far and lists its future goals and plans.
   
   
3. What's Asthma All About?
   www.whatsasthma.org
   This site provides is an interactive educational video about asthma that can be viewed in English or Spanish.
   
   
4. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
   www.aafa.org
   One of the oldest non-profit asthma and allergy organizations, AAFA supports education, advocacy and research around asthma and allergies.  It provides educational materials and practical information about how to live with asthma and/or allergies.  In addition, it provides community-based services and support through a national network of chapters and support groups.  Finally, it organizes state and national advocacy efforts and funds research to find better treatments and cures.
   
   
5. Everydaykidz
   www.Everydaykidz.com
   Designed to target both the parents of children with asthma between ages one and eight and children with asthma between one and eight, this web site can be viewed in English and in Spanish.  It offers helpful advice and tips about how manage asthma.  Patients and parents can join Everydaykidz; membership allows those with asthma and/or who are affected by it to “connect by using educational tips and activities.”
   
   
6. No Attacks
   www.noattacks.org and www.noattacks.org/forkids.html
   Both sites provide helpful information about living with asthma and on how to prevent asthma attacks.  The latter, designed especially for kids with asthma, has fun, downloadable games, crossword puzzles, mazes, and coloring pages.  This site can be viewed in English or in Spanish.
   
   
7. United States Environmental Protection Agency's Web Site on Asthma
   www.epa.gov/asthma/
   Striving to decrease exposure to indoor asthma triggers, this web site provides a list of some of the most common indoor asthma triggers and where they are often found.  In addition, the site provides basic information on asthma, media awareness campaigns, scientific research on asthma, and community outreach opportunities.
   
   
8. Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
   www.aanma.org
   AANMA focuses on providing both current and comprehensive knowledge about asthma and allergies.  Its web site provides asthma statistics, tips from families living with asthma, and links to the many publications AANMA sponsors.
   
   
9. American Lung Association
   www.lungusa.org
   To access the asthma portion, click on the label at the top of the page.  The asthma section contains asthma information for both adults and kids, notifies viewers of advocacy opportunities and provides a helpline number for people with questions about asthma to call.
   
   
10. Asthma Busters
    www.asthmabusters.org
    Maintained by the American Lung Association, Asthma Busters is an online club for kids with asthma between ages seven and fourteen.
    
    
11. The Canadian Lung Association
    www.lung.ca/asthma
    The Canadian Lung Association's asthma web site provides information on asthma medicines, asthma and exercise, asthma and school, asthma and pregnancy and other asthma-related topics.  It also provides information on the psychological aspects of asthma.
    
    
12. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
    www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/ChronicConditions/Asthma/
    IHI aims to improve health care around the world.  Its asthma web page provides information on how to better manage asthma, improvement stories, and research literature about asthma.
     
    
13. Community Asthma Initiative, Children's Hospital Boston
    www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site1951/mainpageS1951P0.html
    The Community Asthma Initiative at Children's Hospital Boston provides health education, home assessments, case management, primary care and community outreach services to children and families who live in Boston urban areas.
     
14. Boston Urban Asthma Coalition
    http://www.buac.org/
    Recognizing that asthma is especially prevalent in urban areas, the Boston Urban Asthma Coalition strives to decrease asthma's prevalence in these areas by promoting healthy affordable housing, quality health care, healthy schools, and advocacy and educational projects. 

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