Asthma Program Evaluator

Podcast en español sobre la importancia de mantener el aire libre de alérgenos al interior de los hogares

James Sublett, MD, a board-certified allergist and indoor air specialist from Louisville, Kentucky, and a member of the Board of Regents Executive Committee for the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology talks with AANMA about ways to reduce allergens and irritants at home.

Excerpts from the Minnesota Department of Health Asthma Program partnered with Pediatric Home Service to conduct a demonstration project, Reducing Environmental Triggers of Asthma (RETA), in homes of children with asthma. RETA addressed environmental factors in the home using inexpensive, uncomplicated interventions. The most common interventions were HEPA air cleaners, pillow and mattress dust

Full report of the Minnesota Department of Health Asthma Program partnered with Pediatric Home Service to conduct a demonstration project, Reducing Environmental Triggers of Asthma (RETA), in homes of children with asthma. RETA addressed environmental factors in the home using inexpensive, uncomplicated interventions. The most common interventions were HEPA air cleaners, pillow and mattress dust

Numerous studies that observe patient technique for using inhaled medications consistently have shown low levels of proficiency with the best rates up to just 55% among children. Without proper inhalation technique, optimal medication delivery to the lungs cannot be achieved. This paper examines the need, recommendations and health care provider reimbursement process for assessing the inhalation t

The 2005 report, Ethnic Disparities in the Burden and Treatment of Asthma, co-authored by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) and the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), finds that the burden of asthma falls disproportionately on the black and Hispanic—largely Puerto Rican—populations in the U.S., and especially on minority children. These groups have disproportionately high

This room-by-room asthma home assessment is an easy-to-follow checklist that provides information about how to keep the home environment healthy.

What is an Asthma Treatment (Action) Plan?
It is a written plan prepared by your Health Care Provider to
control your asthma

New Jersey Law requires school nurses to have an asthma treatment plan on file for students with asthma.

The PACNJ Asthma Treatment Plan is the only plan approved by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services as meeting all the requirements of the NJ L

Respirando con AANMA is our Spanish Newsletter, which provides medically accurate information, tips and first-person stories. Written by families for families who know allergies and asthma firsthand.

EPA studies show that indoor levels of pollutants trigger allergy and asthma symptoms which may contribute to school absences and time missed at work. AANMA’s Indoor AIRepair™ at Home, School and Play kit takes families and school administrators on self-guided inspections, providing clues and no- and low-cost solutions to common indoor air quality problems.