Asthma
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) has released a new brochure entitled, Recognizing Asthma in Your Young Child: Making Sure You Can Both Breathe Easy.
This brochure provides parents and caregivers of infants, toddlers and preschoolers with an overview of asthma and alerts them to the warning signs and when to seek treatment. Check out the brochure for this important information. Please share this valuable resource with the parents, early childhood, family service and health professionals in your program. Click here to view the brochure. Click here to learn more about asthma and very young children on ACAAI website.
Allergy and Asthma Network/ Mothers of Asthmatics Inc is committed to eliminating
suffering and death due to asthma and allergies through education, advocacy,
community outreach, and research. The site includes advice and resources for
parents that have asthmatic children.
www.aanma.org
American Lung Association provides asthma publications, recent studies for
asthma treatment, and a variety of asthma information in Spanish.
www.lungusa.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America provides training programs and modules
on asthma education for parents and child caregivers.
www.aafa.org/templ/display.cfm?id=475#essent
"Caring for Children with Chronic Conditions" is one in a series
of training guides written specifically for the Head Start community. To receive
a copy of the guide contact the Head Start Publication Information Center.
www.headstartinfo.org
Environmental Health Center is a division of the National Safety Council and
has user friendly asthma fact sheets and curriculum.
www.nsc.org/ehc/asthma.htm
“
How Asthma-Friendly is Your Childcare Setting?” is an article produced
by the Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics Inc that offers tips
for creating asthma-friendly child-care environments.
www.healthychild.net/Articles/Asthma9.html
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has programs and initiatives that
work to educate patients, health professionals, and the public about asthma
to enhance the quality of life for patients with asthma and decrease asthma-related
morbidity and mortality. Included is information on asthma in the school and
child care settings.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm | 
