Health Care Setting

Your asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis guide, written by Nancy Sander. The mom who founded AANMA packs more than 30 years of experience into the Asthma Organizer: practical information, helpful exercises and resources. 65 pages.

Many studies have shown consistent associations between evident indoor dampness or mold and respiratory or allergic health effects, but causal links remain unclear. Findings on measured microbiologic factors have received little review. We conducted an updated, comprehensive review on these topics. The review indicated that evident dampness or mold had consistent positive associations with multiple allergic and respiratory effects. Measured microbiologic agents in dust had limited suggestive associations, including both positive and negative associations for some agents. Thus, prevention and remediation of indoor dampness and mold are likely to reduce health risks, but current evidence does not support measuring specific indoor microbiologic factors to guide health-protective actions.

This is a free, online training module/video that has been developed specifically for public health nurses and certified asthma educators, although it could be used with a broad audience. This program teaches about triggers of asthma found in homes and suggests simple interventions that can limit or eliminate exposure to these asthma triggers.

Wade, T. J. and J. J. Guo (2010). "Linking Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life to Reductions in Medicaid Costs Among Students Who Use School-Based Health Centers." Am J Public Health 100(9): 1611-1616.

This tool lists controller and quick relief medications, their class, age recommendation, doses/strengths, and priming protocols.

This is a concise reference in an easy-to-use format based on the NHLBI Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, 2007.

This is a series of asthma education tools for use by physicians and their staff to train patients to manage their own asthma.

This workshop was designed to help health care professionals enhance the quality of care they deliver by educating them about specific environmental asthma triggers, how triggers affect asthma outcomes and the appropriate remediation strategies. The program also provides HCPs with information about the local resources that their patients may find useful.

You Can Control Asthma is a validated asthma education program designed to give children ages 6 to 12 and their families more self-confidence and the necessary knowledge and skills needed to control asthma. It consists of a set of parallel booklets for children and their parents, which teach principles of asthma management through pictures, captions, and activities. Also included is an Implementat

Five tools to engage patients leading to more efficient and effective care.