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Home Is Where the Triggers Are: Increasing Asthma Control by Improving the Home Environment
PEDIATRIC ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY Volume 23, Number 2: 139-45, 2010

Guide for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools community on the CMS environmental footprint. Offers examples of the CMS performance and how you can take action at home, school, and work to help reduce reduce utility consumption, pollution and solid waste.

A colorful one-page checklist of the most common sources and types of indoor air pollution and the simple, no or low-cost strategies for reducing exposure.

HERC Resource Center
828 Innes Ave. Unit 111
San Francisco, CA 94124

Open M-TH 9am-5pm
Friday by appointment only

HERC's Resource Center provides many services free of charge to the residents of Bayview Hunters Point. These services include:

-Asthma Education with the use of modules and simulators
-Free handouts with information specific to your Asthma Needs
-Free Mattress Covers
-Free Peak Flow Meter Testing
-Free training on how to use your Asthma Inhaler if you are newly diagnosed
-Free Referral to Southeast Health Center Asthma Clinic if you feel you may have Asthma

Please feel free to call the Asthma Team if you have any concerns or need info that may not have been listed here. We will help you and your loved ones in your walk with Asthma. 415-401-6810

Wee Wheezers at Home is a validated asthma education program for parents of young children under the age of seven that is implemented in a home setting. The program consists of eight 90-minute sessions that are conducted by a home visitor over an eight-week period. Sessions are held in the home of the family in a one-on-one format or in a small family group setting. The educational materials for f

An indispensable tool for communicating with school personnel about asthma management plans for school aged children and teens. Includes sections for asthma triggers, daily medications, and emergency directions. Reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.

Colorful brochure series in Spanish provides basic information about managing asthma, written in easy-to-understand terms. #1-What is Asthma? #2-What You Need to Know About Medicines for Asthma #3-Asthma Trigger Control Plan #4-Peak Flow Meters

Free QuickAsthma Cards give you a quick reference about tools that can help you better manage asthma. These are heavy-duty, 5”X 7” cards that are ready for you to personalize and tuck in your purse, briefcase, or backpack. Order several sets so caregivers and family members can keep vital information close at hand. Cards are available in the following topics: spacers, peak flow meters, inhaler

This brochure provides information on a variety of common asthma topics written in easy-to-understand language with helpful illustrations. It is perfect for newly-diagnosed or experienced patients and caregivers.

This card includes necessary information you need to care for the young child with asthma or allergies. The card includes a medication plan, a list of the child’s specific signs and symptoms, and steps on how to handle asthma and allergy emergency situations. Reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program and the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis