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Family Asthma Guide

The Children's Health Fund — This increasingly popular guide is annually published by CHF and has earned its reputation as a valuable tool for health care providers as well as parents and families. Available in both English and Spanish.

www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/health-education-groups/family-asthma-guide

Brief Asthma Fact Sheets for Families

Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle

http://cshcn.org/download-documents

• English: What is Asthma? -  Spanish: ¿Qué es Asma?
• English: Asthma Triggers -  Spanish:  Provocantes del Asma
• English: Peak Flow Meters - Spanish:  Medidores de Flujo Máximo
• English: The Nebulizer -      Spanish:  El Nebulizador

KidsHealth Brief Asthma Articles

The Nemours Foundation.  Parent, Teen and Child sections of the website each have a section on Allergies, Asthma and the Immune System.

For Parents

• English: www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/
• Spanish:  www.kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/index.html

 

For Teens

• English:  www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/
• Spanish:  www.kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/enfermedades/

 

For Kids

• English: www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/html

MEDLINEplus

National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Pediatric Asthma

• English:
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000990.htm
• Spanish:
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/000990.htm

MEDLINEplus: Asthma in Children

• English:
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthmainchildren.html
• Spanish:
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/asthmainchildren.html

Childhood Asthma Control Test for Children 4 to 11 years old

From GlaxoSmithKline. This simple test will provide a score that may help your doctor determine if your child's asthma treatment plan is working or if it might be time for a change.

www.asthmacontrol.com/

Asthma Control Test for Adults and Children 12 years and older

GlaxoSmithKline

www.asthmacontrol.com/

In Spanish www.asthmacontrol.com/spanish_brochure_download.pdf

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Pediatric Asthma- Patient and Consumer Center

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)

www.aaaai.org/patients/allergic_conditions/pediatric_asthma.stm

"Breatherville" Family Website

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)

www.breatherville.org/

• AANMA's Hispanic Outreach Program's toll free help line can provide answers in Spanish to questions on everything from using peak flow meters to allergy proofing an apartment. 1-800-878-4403, x 114, 9 a.m. to 5 pm Eastern time.

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