Ethnic Disparities Report

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
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Child Care Asthma/Allergy Action Card

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
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Asthma Management and Education Online

Allied health professionals earn continuing education credits by taking this course which is structured around NAEPP’s “Four Components of Asthma Management” and contains 12 modules of self-paced study. Completing the course will expand your knowledge of these four components which include: information on assessment and monitoring, control of environmental factors, pharmacologic managemen
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Asthma Care Training (ACT) for Kids

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
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Clinical Trials Resource Center

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AAFA and Centerwatch
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.
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Asthma & Allergy Answers : A Patient Education Library

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
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