Asthma Links for Parents and Kids
- Vermont Asthma Program
For Parents
Asthma and Indoor Environments
You will find basic information about asthma, asthma triggers, resources, media campaigns, public service announcements, frequently asked questions and materials geared to kids.
Asthma in Children
This American Lung Association web site provides links to comprehensive information about asthma.
Comprehensive Information about Asthma and Asthma Resources
Breatherville USA is a comprehensive consumer-oriented site of the Allergy and Asthma Network / Mothers of Asthmatics.
Controlling Asthma in Cold Weather
This American Lung Association Fact Sheet provides tips for parents on controlling asthma when it is cold.
Dealing with Triggers at Home
The web pages listed here from the Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics web site break up trigger management into doable tasks. To begin check the following symptom score card.
- For a quick overview of immediate and longer term trigger fixes to go
- If the overview seems overwhelming visit the page on Breaking Barriers to a Healthy Home:
- The most important thing you can do is have a smoke-free home:
- Start with the bedroom:
- Next the kitchen:
- What to do about the family pet is one of the hardest things families must face. First, find out if anyone is allergic to the animals and work out a plan that suits your family:
Does My Child Have Asthma?
This Free Breather web page provides comprehensive, detailed and specific information on symptoms and emergency signals and what to do.
How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting Checklist
Complete this 7 item check list on the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute web site to assess your child care setting.
How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?
Read this page to get an overview of what to evaluate at your child's school as well as a list of resources for parents.
For Kids
All About Asthma
This is the award winning PBS web page that details the exploits of Arthur and friends. It has games, books, videos, coloring pages, asthma tips and a host of other activities from Buster Breathless.
AsthmaBusters
This no-cost on-line club for kids age 7 - 14 with asthma is sponsored by the American Lung Association of Nebraska. Requires an e-mail address and parental permission to join.
AsthmaKids.Ca
This site is sponsored by the Asthma Society of Canada. Includes the "Everything about Asthma case file" games, stories from kids who have asthma, CD-Roms and travels of the Asthma Agent who helps Dr. Eugene Airway explores the insides of people with asthma.
Free Breather
This educational site provides information for kids such as "Is This Asthma?" understanding medications, urgent signs, spotting triggers, asthma resources and getting control.