Fact Sheet

Overview of Triggers - in Spanish. Nice pictures

Nice pictorial overview of asthma symptoms. Also available in Spanish.
Works well with young children.

The AAAAI provides patient education information through its Web site, www.aaaai.org. Information is also available for health care providers. Additional education materials are available for purchase.

The Asthma Emergency Guide (AEG) to teaches school staff how to identify students with a life threatening asthma emergency. Equally important, the AEG identifies children with urgent problems who need medical attention within two hours. The staff will be able to arrange transport before the problem becomes life threatening.

Clearinghouse of free downloadable fact sheets, guides, and reports on healthy school environments, offers information and referral to parents,personnel, and schools nationwide on common environmental concerns: IAQ, IPM, Molds, environemnt committees, high performance design, renovation and health, and other issues.

National data on childhood asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality by race/ethnicity and age group, 1980-2005

 

We offer 2 main programs: An asthma outreach worker program and home environmental assessment training and visits. Tools available on the website include:
1. Do-It-Yourself Home Environmental Assessment and 2) Searching for a Healthy Home.

Online toolkit to assist policymakers, school personnel, parents, teachers, and children make informed decisions about ways to reduce harmful diesel emissions from school buses.