Education/Outreach Materials

Becoming an Asthma Educator and Care Manager Objectives:
1. Describe the burden of asthma in the United States.
2. Outline key components of asthma management from the Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.
3. Evaluate patients and caregivers educational needs and select management tools to optimize partnerships in care.

Here 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.

An incredible exhibit that highlights the 'faces of Asthma' from the past and present. An interactive documentary about Asthma by the National Library of Medicine.

Humorous videos to identify possible asthma triggers and help raise the profile of asthma across California and the country.

New asthma videos are available on the American Lung Association's YouTube channel.

A stand-alone learning module that teaches the basics of asthma management, including how to handle asthma episodes and breathing emergencies.

The US EPA offers a School Flag Program to raise awareness about air quality conditions by raising flags in front of schools during the week. This lets students, parents, school personnel and the community know what the level of air pollution is for that day, and whether they need to adjust their activities to reduce their exposure to air pollution to stay healthy.

Ozone and Your Patients' Health is a short, evidence-based training course designed for family practice doctors, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, asthma educators and other medical professionals who counsel patients about asthma and respiratory symptoms.

Pilot Project-EPA Region 4 Asthma Program Contacts (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS,NC.SC,TN) for all programs. go to: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/contacts/default.htm

Pilot Project-Asthma Trigger Poster to use at Head Start and Childcare Centers to help the children identify environmental asthma triggers. Works with the coloring book.