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This list provides links to potentially useful resources but is not intended to be exhaustive.

 
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Asthma Publications
Asthma resources in PDF format [pdf 950K]
More Topics—more publications and links.

CDC and Other Federal Web Sites

CDC's Asthma's Impact on Children and Adolescents

CDC's State Asthma Contacts and Programs

CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health's Asthma Programs

CDC's Potentially Effective Interventions for Asthma. This site provides information on interventions that have been proven to be effective for children with asthma.

CDC's Youth Tobacco Prevention Resources

CDC's BAM! Meeting the Challenge. This CDC site is aimed at educating children with asthma about the importance of physical activity and gives tips on asthma-friendly activities.

CDC's BAM! Meet Disease Detective, Dr. Asthma. A CDC site for children that provides asthma information in a kid-friendly format.

EPA's Healthy School Environments

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program

National Library of Medicine's Breath of Life. An exhibition that examines the history of asthma, the experiences of people with asthma, and contemporary efforts to understand the disease.

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Non-Federal Web Sites*

Allergy and Asthma Network of Mothers of Asthmatics' School House: Breatherville, USA

Allies Against Asthma Resource Bank

American Lung Association

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Asthma Initiative of Michigan

Asthma Management in Educational Settings
American Lung Association of Washington

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). GINA is the official organizer of World Asthma Day. Available at http://www.ginasthma.com/WADIndex.asp

National Association of State Boards of Education

National Asthma Educator Certification Board

National Conference of State Legislatures’ Asthma Web Resources. This website contains many policy and state-related resources, including information on state policies regarding student rights to possess and self-administer prescribed medications for asthma and anaphylaxis.

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Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.

 





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