National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
Information on asthma for patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public
American Lung Association – Asthma & Allergy Information
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33276
Centers for Disease control and Prevention – Asthma and Allergies Information
http://www.cdc.gov/health/asthma.htm
Allies Against Asthma
http://asthma.umich.edu/
Pediatric asthma
Coalition building
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org/patients.stm
Information for parents and consumers
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
http://www.aafa.org/
Virginia Asthma Coalition
http://www.virginiaasthma.org
Ad Council/Environmental Protection Agency Asthma – No Attacks ad campaign
http://www.noattacks.org/
PBS – Busters Asthma Tips
http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/lesson/health/asthma_tips.html
Information and activities for children
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Patients
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm
American Academy of Pediatrics
School Health Resources
http://www.schoolhealth.org/
Virginia Department of Education, School Health Services
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Health/home.html
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – Asthma and Allergies
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asthma/
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Worker Health Chartbook,2004
Chapter 2: Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries and Selected Illnesses and Conditions
Respiratory Diseases (Asthma)
http://www2a.cdc.gov/niosh-Chartbook/ch2/ch2-10.asp
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.va.us/airquality/
Air quality information
Environmental Protection Agency
Asthma and Indoor Environments http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/hcprofessionals.html
Air quality index http://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/index.cfm?action=static.aqi
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Potentially Effective Interventions for Asthma
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/interventions/interventions_info.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Asthma
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/asthmadata.htm
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-111/2003-111.html
Environmental Protection Agency
Asthma and Indoor Environments
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/publications.html
The goals of the Virginia Asthma Control Project are to reduce the number of deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, school or workdays missed, and limitations on activity due to asthma.
The program supports the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2010 for asthma.
Asthma Control Project
109 Governor St, DCDPC 10th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 864-7882 Fax Phone: (804) 864-7880
