Education/Outreach Materials

For Health care professionals: CRCE courses, kiosk setup for patient education, patient instruction handouts and smartphone apps.

For Asthma and COPD patients - training videos, real time practice with the onscreen instructor, recording and sharing their techniques with physicians for further review and recommendation

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved  Comprehensive Asthma Resource List has everything you need to create an an asthma care home for your patients. In one location, you can find resources including clinical guidelines, patient education and self-management materials, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking cessation and tobacco materials.

Many of the resources are available in both English and Spanish, and some in other languages, including Chinese. Also included are a variety of multimedia tools such as videos and interactive web sites. There are even links to asthma-related training courses where continuing education credits are available.

Listen to a 36-minute panel discussion about reducing the burden of asthma. Panelists provide insights into ways for parents and caregivers to help their children control asthma symptoms.

The discussion is hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Impact DC.

Moderator:

Dr. Stephen Teach, Children's National Medical Center

Panelists:

Tracey Mitchell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. James Kiley, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Suzanne Beavers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention