Asthma Education Center Bibliography

The following resources were consulted in the development of content for the Asthma Education Center.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Taskforce. Pediatric Asthma: Promoting Best Practice: Guide for Managing Asthma in Children. Milwaukee, WI: AAAAI; 1999

Chest. 1999 Oct;116(4 Suppl 1):195S-196S. Identifying asthma patient education materials that support National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute guidelines. Fink JB.

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Global strategy for asthma management and prevention. Bethesda (MD): Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI); 2004.

ISAAC, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood:
formed in 1991 to facilitate research into asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema by promoting a standardized methodology http://isaac.auckland.ac.nz/Index.html

National Asthma Control Program Center for Environmental Health:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/default.htm

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma update on selected topics-2002. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002 Nov;110(5 pt 2):S141-219.

Patient Education Material Assessment Tool (PDF, 870KB) was adapted from the Chicago Asthma Consortium Patient Education Materials Evaluation Tool by the Michigan Asthma Advisory Committee Quality Improvement in Asthma Care Work Group.

Quick reference of the NAEPP Expert Panel report: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma--update on selected topics 2002. Bethesda (MD): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; 2002.

Quick Reference from the Working Group Report on Managing Asthma During Pregnancy: Recommendations for Pharmacologic Treatment—Update 2004 (NIH Publication No. 05-3279), which is available at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/astpreg.htm


Websites

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Resources for Professionals and Tips to Remember http://www.aaaai.org/

CalAsthma.org / Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA)
http://www.calasthma.org

California Asthma Partners (CAP)
http://www.asthmapartners.org

California Asthma Public Health Initiative (CAPHI)
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/caphi/PFE_Tools.htm

California Breathing
http://californiabreathing.org

California Department of Health Services (CDHS) Asthma Home Page http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehib/asthma/

California Indoor Air Quality Program http://www.cal-iaq.org

California SENSOR Asthma Program http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/OHSEP/asthma.htm

Environmental Health Investigations Branch http://ehib.org/cma/index.jsp

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov

Global initiative for Asthma (GINA) http://www.ginasthma.com/

National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://asthma.nationaljewish.org

MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/indoorairpollution.html

National Asthma Control Program Center for Environmental Health:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/default.htm

Regional Asthma Management & Prevention Initiative (RAMP) http://www.rampasthma.org/


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