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Federal Government Resources

Links to federal government agency and organization websites.

Asthma

Adolescent and School Health Program

Promoting the health and well-being of children and adolescents through schools, enabling them to become healthy and productive adults.

Asthma

On this website, the CDC’s National Asthma Control Program helps Americans with asthma achieve better health and improved quality of life.

Asthma and the Environment

EPH tracking CDC Asthma and the Environment

Asthma Triggers

AAFA Causes of Asthma Triggers

BRFSS Interactive Maps

This page is part of an interactive mapping application that graphically displays the prevalence of behavioral risk factors at various levels. Using Geographic Information Systems, mapping technology and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Data, it allows users to visually compare prevalence data for states, territories, and local areas.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Asthma Control Program

Downloadable Asthma Medication Chart: Controller Versus Reliever

Exploring Asthma

Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing.

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3)

This page on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website offers guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma.

Lung Disease Information for the Public, Schools and Childcare Centers

Posted on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website are publications and fact sheets for public schools and childcare centers on Lung Disease such as asthma, and other lung diseases.

Lung Diseases & Conditions Resources for Healthcare Professionals

These resources will help keep you informed on the best practices to treat and manage your patients’ care. Included are materials that can be shared with your patients and their families as a valuable tool to help answer some of their questions on lung diseases and conditions.

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) was initiated in March 1989 to address the growing problem of asthma in the United States. The NAEPP is administered and coordinated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

NIEHS Kids