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Asthma Tool Box
This page provides links to information, assessments,
action plans, forms, articles on evidence-based research,
asthma specialists, activities, clubs and support
for children with asthma, and additional on-line
resources for children with asthma.
INFORMATION,
ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT
TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ASTHMA
- Asthma Treatment Options and Support, American Lung Association. Patients can download and use free tools. Tools are also provided for providers. Asthma Profiler Tool provides interactive decision tools for identification and treatment of asthma based on evidence-based peer-reviewed medical research. This tool can be used by both providers and patients to develop profiles for either adults or children (children under the age of 17 require parent approval). Tool provides questionnaire and appropriate information for treatment based on responses. Site also provides links to peer-reviewed clinical studies. Use of profiler tool requires free registration. Click on “Asthma Patient Profiler” or “Asthma Provider Profile.”
- American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology: Asthma Screening (available in Spanish). ACAAI hgome page provides information for patients and families,
providers and health care organizations, employers
and purchasers of group health care, and the
news media. Site is maintained by
specialists in allergy, asthma and immunology.
- Assess Your Basic Knowledge of Asthma, Mayo Clinic. Site provides a short interactive test to determine your level of knowledge. Provides many links to additional information about asthma, including basic information about asthma, a video clip of an asthma attack, a guide for parents on symptoms and assessment, how to create an action plan for your child, treatment and medication, articles on various topics, access to specialists and more. This site can also be accessed through the general Mayo Clinic address. Click on "Disease and Conditions" at
the top of the screen, then "Asthma."
- Asthma Reference Guide, Asthma Action America. Comprehensive site on astham.
- Keeps Kids Healthy, Children’s
Asthma Center. This site has a number of tools
for childhood asthma, including:
The site also has information
links to asthma guidelines; information about
symptoms, prevention, treatment and management;
on-line forums; Internet resources; asthma
specialists and more. Site can also be searched
for age group specific health issues on a variety
of topics.
- Medem Learning Center:
Children with Asthma (Medical Library). Site provides information on the definition,
symptoms, treatment and management of asthma
for children. Medem is an on-line resource
designed to enhance patient-provider communication
and provide information on a wide variety
of topics.
GENERAL INFORMATION & LINKS
TO AGENCIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
- National Institutes for Health, Breath
of Life. US, DHHS. This site
provides selected on-line resources related
to asthma. Includes links to a wide array
of federal and state government institutions,
professional and medical associations,
university-based sites, and community-based
non-profit organizations. Great place to
see many asthma related organizations all
in one place. Please be aware that some
of the sites listed are no longer available
or are in transition.
- Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable
Health Information, US DHHS, Office
of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
This site provides links to information
about all health issues, including a library;
the ability to search on specific populations
and issues; information about practitioners,
Medicaid and Medicare, medical privacy,
patient rights and more; and a directory
of health-related agencies, clearinghouses,
non-profit organizations and universities.
Search on asthma to find the most recent
information and documents. Information
is also available in Spanish.
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP). The goal of NAEPP is to provide asthma education to patients, health care professionals, and the public. Site describes the program and gives information for multiple groups, including educational slides.
- Global Initiative for Asthma. International organization devoted to increasing awareness, access to care, prevention, research, information and resources about asthma worldwide. Site contains links to workshops for providers, pocket guides for providers, patient guides, and additional resources. Organization is sponsored primarily by pharmaceutical companies and geared for the health care provider community. See calendar for World Asthma Day.
ASTHMA AND SCHOOLS
- National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute,
National Asthma Education and Prevention
Program Slide Show. User can download
slide show in power point, text version or PDF
formats on asthma in schools. Slide also
available on guidelines for diagnosis and
management of asthma. Home site has many
additional links, tools and resource information.
- Asthma and Allergy Tool Kit for School
Nurses. Developed by the American
Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy
of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, site
provides educational information, Power
Point presentations and handouts in pdf
format.
- Management of Asthma at School. The Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative, Responsive
Schools: Creating Management and Support
Systems for Students with Asthma. This
web site provides information and tools specifically
designed for interfacing with schools, including
sample forms for schools, tools and surveys,
a guide to Internet resources, and tools and
examples for creating asthma-friendly policies
in schools. The home site is focused on special
education but the asthma link has useful
information for school staff, families, and
community organizations involved in asthma
issues at schools.
- National
Association of Elementary School Principals. Search for asthma-related information. Site provides information and links to articles on issues relating to asthma in schools. Geared primarily for school staff.
ASTHMA CAMPS
- Consortium on Children’s Asthma Camps: Find an asthma camp in your state or elsewhere. Also has links to Asthma Action Plan, an Asthma Camp Activities Manual (with information and tools for assessment and management of asthma), an Asthma Camp Tool Kit (a manual on how to plan, establish, market an asthma camp, along with medical considerations and tools), and links to other asthma sites.
DATA AND RESEARCH LINKS
- Child Health Tool Box: Measuring
Performance in Child Health Programs, Agency
for Health Care Quality and Research, US
DHHS. This site provides information and
links for understanding if your child is
receiving high-quality of care. Information
targets families, providers and policymakers.
General for health, not specific to asthma
but describes national surveys and measures
for assessing quality of care. You can
also search the literature on asthma and
obtain extensive abstracts, contact,
and reprint information on peer-reviewed
and evidence-based research findings. Very
comprehensive.
- Healthy People 2010 Data: Create
your own data tables. National Center
for Health Statistics, US DHHS. Site allows
user to create specific data tables using
data related to Healthy People 2010 goals.
This allows analysts, program managers, and
policymakers to compare their location with
national and state data and to create relevant
data elements for reports, presentations,
legislation, grants, press releases, or other
documents. Asthma is found under HP 2010
Objective #24. Site also has links to other
federal surveys.
- National Institute of Environmental Health
Research (NIEHS) Asthma Research Center, US
DHHS. Site provides links to (1) summaries
of research studies on developing strategies
for prevention and intervention; assessing
environmental exposure; and the role of genetics
and pathogenesis of asthma; (2) allergy prevention;
and (3) additional asthma-related resources.
- The State of Asthma in America, This survey was conducted during May-July 1998
by the national public-opinion research organization
Schulman, Ronca and Bucuvalas, Inc. (SRBI)
with funding from Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., a research-based
pharmaceutical company. The survey explored
asthma prevalence, the frequency and severity of
symptoms, utilization of emergency care, quality
of life, and quality of care issues. Interviews
were completed with a national sample of 2,509
adults with asthma or parents of children with
asthma. The site provides an overview of the survey,
access to state and regional data, referenced asthma
statistics, guidelines and strategies for management
and on-line resources.
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