Health Care Setting

Wee Wheezers is a validated asthma education program in English and Spanish, based on social learning theory and designed specifically for parents of young children under the age of seven. The program consists of four small group sessions for parents that last approximately 2-hours each. Children, ages 4-6, attend two sessions designed for them along with their parents. Nurses with pediatric asthm

A resource guide to help educational support groups get organized, publicize and remain successful. Great for people who want to start an asthma or allergy support group and for existing group leaders who want to strengthen their programs. Filled with stories of success and struggle from other group leaders, medical advisors and group members across the country. A companion CD provides additional

The 2005 report, Ethnic Disparities in the Burden and Treatment of Asthma, co-authored by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) and the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), finds that the burden of asthma falls disproportionately on the black and Hispanic—largely Puerto Rican—populations in the U.S., and especially on minority children. These groups have disproportionately high

ACT is an asthma education and self-management program designed for children ages 7 to 12 and their parents. The program is divided into three, 1.5-hour sessions in which the parents and children are taught in separate classrooms and then brought together at the end of each session to share their new knowledge. ACT teaches children to work in cooperation with their parents and health care profess

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Clinical Trials Resource Center is presented in partnership with CenterWatch, the leading publisher of information on clinical research for healthcare professionals, patients and their advocates. This site offers multiple links to learn more about clinical research and new medical therapies for treating asthma and allergy conditions.

Reproducible fact sheets for patients on 50 asthma and allergy topics. Information is written in a patient-friendly question and answer format and packaged in a durable binder for easy storage and use. Some topics include: adult onset of asthma; childhood asthma; food allergies; latex allergy; asthma medications; anti-IgE therapy for asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity. The appendi

This resource is two “scripts” to help patients or parents of children who have asthma know what questions to ask their provider during an asthma visit. There is also a supplemental document titled “Your health care provider may ask you…”.

This 3-month asthma journal provides handy charts and graphs that make tracking asthma wellness easy.

This Asthma Activity Guide (designed for ages 4 to 7) provides fun and easy ways to learn about asthma and the 5 most common asthma triggers (dust mites, tobacco smoke, pets, mold, and pests (rodents/cockroaches) found in the home.