Healthcare Providers 1: PACE Program Materials (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/pace/resources.htm) 2: Nurses, Partners in Asthma Care (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/nurs_gde.pdf) 3: Guide for Respiratory Therapists (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_respir.pdf) Listing of various Asthma coalitions and consortiums : Alaska Asthma Coalition:https://www.aklung.org/asthma/alaska-asthma-coalition/ Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. https://www.aanma.org Allies Against Asthma, Midwest :https://www.asthma.umich.edu/Products_and_Resources/Coalitions_in_Your_Area/midwest.html Allies Against Asthma, Northeast :https://www.asthma.umich.edu/Products_and_Resources/Coalitions_in_Your_Area/northeast.html Allies Against Asthma, South :https://www.asthma.umich.edu/Products_and_Resources/Coalitions_in_Your_Area/south.html Allies Against Asthma, West :https://www.asthma.umich.edu/Products_and_Resources/Coalitions_in_Your_Area/west.html […]
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Asthma Diagnosis and Management Advisory
1) School and Health Department Advisory by School Health and Health Department Administrators. Ensure that all public, private, and child care institutions understand and apply the NHLBI guidelines Create projects and programs that enhance asthma education Exhibit and distribute asthma education materials to instructors, administrators, and school nurses Establish a surveillance system to monitor and report on data from county […]
Asthma Facts
Asthma is the most common childhood illness. Asthma is recorded as the leading cause of serious chronic illness among children nationwide and is the #1 reason children are absent from school. (Children’s Environmental Health Network, 2003; aafa.org). Which of the following are outdoor environmental triggers for asthma? Ozone, Pollen, Dust, Chemicals/Pesticides, Wildfires/Smoke and Second-Hand Smoke can be triggers for asthma. […]