American Lung
Association - Hundreds of local and state
associations provide many asthma and air quality
education services.
American
Lung Association of Virginia
Allergy and Asthma
Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. -
Publishes a newsletter, MA Reports, a
magazine, Allergy and Asthma Health,
videos and other information for people with
asthma.
American Academy
of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology -
Organization of allergists, asthma specialists
and allied health professionals. Publishes a
variety of educational materials for the public.
Asthma and Allergy
Foundation of America - A number of chapters
throughout the country offer patient and public
education programs, support groups, school
programs, community workshops and conferences.
Asthma Moms
- Families helping families manage asthma.
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
- BREDL is a regional, community-based, non-profit environmental organization. BREDL's founding principles are earth stewardship, environmental democracy, social justice, and community empowerment.
Food Allergy
Network - Provides information on food
allergy and anaphylaxis to patients, health
professionals and the public through a
newsletter, product alerts, videos and cookbooks.
National
Association of School Nurses
National
Asthma Education and Prevention Program - The
NAEEP publishes information for health
professionals, schools and the public.
National
Education Association (NEA) Health Information
Network
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Jewish
Medical and Research Center - Provides
information on asthma and lung disease via the
LUNG LINE (800) 222-LUNG. Engaged in treatment,
research, and education in chronic respiratory
disease.
Roanoke Group of the Sierra Club - The Roanoke Group is a unit of the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, the largest grass-roots environmental organization in the world. The group works on local, state, national, and global environmental issues.
Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition - RVCCC is a local organization in the Roanoke Valley that is tackling the difficult problem of global warming through local actions, advocacy, and education.
U.S. EPA Indoor
Air Quality website
Virginia
Asthma Coalition
Virginia
Clean Air Advocates - an adhoc group
dedicated to the mobilization and coordination of
resources to better educate the public and
policy-makers about effective public policy
initiatives that will improve the quality of the
outdoor air across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia Department of Health
Tobacco Use Control - The VDH's Tobacco Use
Control website is a great resource for tobacco
information and smoking cessation.
Resources
for Kids
Asthma
Busters - AsthmaBusters is a free club for
children ages 7 to 14 who have asthma. Members
are awarded prizes for completing club activities
that help them manage their asthma. Through
online games and activities sent to them by mail,
members earn "Asthmabucks" to spend on
available prizes at the end of the club year. The
club operates annually from January 1 through
April 30. You must get permission from
your parents to join.
BAM! (Body and
Mind) website provided by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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