The following links are provided as a service to our users. Links to these Internet sites do not necessarily indicate endorsement of these sites or their contents by the Michigan Department of Community Health.

Michigan

American Lung Association of Michigan: http://www.alam.org
Provides listings of asthma camps, awareness fairs, pediatric asthma series, and Open Airways for Schools education program.

Asthma Resource Center for Children, Grand Rapids: 616-732-8984

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Michigan Chapter: aafamich@aol.com
Of particular interest are Meetings-In-A-Box series, and Wheeze & Sneeze Seminars.

Medicaid: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/msa/mdch_msa/msahome.htm

Michigan Society for Respiratory Care: www.michiganrc.com 517-336-7605

MIChild: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/msa/mdch_msa/miindex.htm

Smoking Cessation Resources: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/mrc/

St. Mary's Mercy Medical Center, Grand Rapids, Asthma Classes: 616-752-6538

National

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology: http://www.aaaai.org

American Association for Respiratory Care: http://www.aarc.org

Allergy & Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc: http://www.podi.com/health/aanma

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America: http://www.aafa.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: http://allergy.mcg.edu

American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Asthma Prevention Program: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/asthma

National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute's National Asthma Education & Prevention Program: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/lung.htm

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases: http://www.niaid.nih.gov

National Jewish Medical & Research Center: http://www.njc.org

Asthma Management Policy For Schools of the Michigan Department of Education

Medication Protocol for Schools of the Michigan Department of Education

Michigan Society for Respiratory Care: www.michiganrc.com 517-336-7605

"Asthma Management For Schools" by the NHLBI.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/asthma/gp/asthgp.htm
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/asthma/prof/asthhc.htm

"Asthma Curriculum for Elementary Schools" by the NHLBI's National Asthma Education and Prevention Program: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/asthma/prof/school/contents.htm

Minnesota Department of Health's "Asthma Education: An Integrated Approach, Ideas for Elementary Classrooms" incorporates asthma education into everyday classroom curricular in math science, and language arts. Order at 612-676-5274 or library@health.state.mn.us

Minnesota Department of Health fact sheet "Frequently Asked Questions" about indoor air quality for K-12 school health and safety personnel and school custodians (compliments US EPA Tools for Schools). http://www.dehs.umn.edu/schooliaq.html

"Open Airways for Our Schools" and "A is for Asthma" (Sesame Street Childhood Asthma Awareness Project program) by the American Lung Association. http://www.usalung.org

"Peak Performance Guide for Schools" by the American Association of Respiratory Care: http://www.aarc.org/index.html

"Tools for Schools" by the Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/index.html

In the Fall of 1999, Muskegon Community College is offering an established course curriculum for Allied Health Professionals to develop proficiency in asthma education. Contact Jan Fields of Muskegon Community College at (616) 777-0389 for more information.

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Michigan Chapter: aafamich@aol.com

Michigan Society for Respiratory Care: www.michiganrc.com 517-336-7605

Michigan State Medical Society: http://www.msms.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: http://www.aaaai.org

American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.pediatrics.org

American Association for Respiratory Care: http://www.aarc.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America: http://www.aafa.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: http://allergy.mcg.edu

American College of Chest Physicians: http://www.chestnet.org

American Thoracic Society: offers American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine & American Journal of Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology. http://www.thoracic.org

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's Asthma Prevention Program: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/asthma

Journal of the American Medical Association's Asthma Information Center: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma

National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute Asthma Web Pages: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/lung.htm

Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis & Management of Asthma. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/asthma/prof/practgde.htm

Asthma Management Model: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/asthma/index.html

The Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) (click on New and Special Items).

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases: http://www.niaid.nih.gov

National Jewish Medical & Research Center: http://www.njc.org

Preventable Asthma Hospitalizations (link to Vital Stats)

Asthma Mortality Data (link to Vital Stats)

AAsthma Data Needs Assessment, 1999@

"The Epidemiology of Asthma in Michigan. 1990-1997" (in progress)

Asthma Hospitalizations Among Children in Detroit, Michigan (1990-96): Zip Code Level of Analysis. Poster Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, A Public Health Response to Asthma Conference, Atlanta, GA. Feb 9-11, 1999.

Trends in Asthma Mortality and Hospitalization in Detroit, Michigan, 1990-1996. Poster Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, A Public Health Response to Asthma Conference, Atlanta, GA. Feb 9-11, 1999.

"An Analysis of Childhood Asthma Hospitalization and Deaths In Michigan, 1989-93"

"Adult Asthma in Michigan"

"Asthma Hospitalizations, Detroit Residents, 1996"

 

 

Vital Statistics Series of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Series 10, # 194: "Prevalence of Selected Chronic Conditions". Series 10, #196: "Access to Health Care: Children". Series 13, # 137: "Ambulatory Health Care Visits by Children." http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/products/pubs/pubd

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: see searchable index for MMWR 1998 in Volume 47(SS-1): ASurveillance for Asthma -- United States, 1960-1995". http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr

Agency for Health Care Policy & Research: http://www.ahcpr.gov

Asthma in America: http://www.asthmainamerica.com

Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (Emergency Department Studies): http://healthcare.partners.org/marc/marc.htm

National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/minorasthma.htm

Global Initiative for Asthma: http://www.ginasthma.com

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/funding.htm

National Heart Lung & Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm

Agency for Health Care Policy & Research: http://www.ahcpr.gov

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Allies Against Asthma": http://www.rwjf.org

American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org - click on Research