Asthma Overview

• Asthma Action Plan (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute , NIH Publication No. 07-5251; April 2007)
  
• So You Have Asthma (NIH Publication No. 07-5248; March 2007)
  
• NHLBI Diseases & Conditions Index: Asthma (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH)
  
• Interactive Health Asthma Tutorial (view on-line or print), MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer-health site
  
• Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures (Power Point summary of National Academy of Sciences Report, book written in 2000)
  
• Focus on Asthma, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (Last updated August 29, 2001)
  
• School Asthma Education Slide Set, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  
• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): Teaching Slide Set
  
• A Presentation on Asthma Management and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control: Asthma Presentation (last reviewed June 23, 2003)
  
• Help Your Child Gain Control Over Asthma (CDC, EPA 402-F-04-021, November 2004)
  
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - COPD (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)

• Outdoor Air Pollution
  • Driving on Fumes: Truck Drivers Face Elecvated Health Risks from Diesel Pollution (NRDC 2008)
  • Respiratory Effects of Exposure to Diesel Traffic in Persons with Asthma (New Enlgand Journal of Medicine, Dec. 6, 2007)
  • Diesel Exhaust and Asthma: Hypotheses and Molecular Mechanisms of Action (Environmental Health Perspectives, Feb. 2002)
  • All Choked Up: Heavy Traffic, Dirty Air and the Risk to New Yorkers (Environmental Defense, March 2007)
  • No Escape from Diesel Exhaust (Clean Air Task Force, February 2007)
  • Ozone: Good Up High, Bad Nearby, EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (last updated October 15th, 2003).
  • NIEHS-Funded Researchers Find Low-Level Ozone Increases Respiratory Risk of Asthmatic Children (NIEHS 03-13, October 7, 2003)
  • Air Pollution And Health: The Ozone And Particulate Story, National Institutes of Health (NIH) (1997, last modified 11 July 2003).
  • How Air Pollution from Power Plants Threatens the Health of America's Children: Children at Risk, Fact Sheets for the 48 continguous states, plus DC, profiling exposures to power plants pollutants within a 30 mile radius, Clean Air Task Force for Clear the Air (April 2002)
  • Air Pollution, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
  • Children's Health Study, part of the Long-Term Exposure Heath Effects Research Program, California Air Resources Board (ARB), a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency (updated October 7, 2002)
  • The State of the Air 2003, report on ozone air pollution, American Lung Association (2003).
  • No Breathing in the Aisles Diesel Exhaust Inside School Buses, Clean Air & Energy: Transportation: In Depth: Report, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for Clean Air (February 2001).
  • In Young Rhesus Monkeys Smog Shown to Set Up Lungs for Asthma (NIEHS PR #00-13, October 12, 2000)
    

• Spirometry, National Lung Health Education Program (2002)
• Drug Information: a guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  
• Food & Drug Interactions, U. S. Food and Drug Administration & National Consumers League, 1998.
• Asthma Medications, Alternative Therapies, Corticosteroids, Dry-Powdered Inhalers, Immuntherapy, Metered-Dose Inhalers, Over-the-counter Medications, Peak Flow Meters, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
• Your Metered-Dose Inhaler Will Be Changing (NHLBI), NIH Consumer Health Information on asthma.
• Metered-Dose Inhaler Information - Frequently Asked Questions, Food and Drug Administration (last Updated:March 08, 2001)
• Effects of Inhalants, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
• What is a peak flow meter?, Use of Inhaled Asthma Medications, tips to remember by American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. (AAAAI)
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): Herbal Medicine (topic last reviewed: 05 August 2003), Vitamin and Mineral Supplements (Topic last reviewed: 04 August 2003), MEDLINEplus CAM Resource Guides, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) New and Generic Drug Approvals 1998-2003

• AsthmaMoms Legislation: Students and Medication at School; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination in education programs and activities
• When Should Students With Asthma or Allergies Carry and Self-Administer Emergency Medications at School? Guidance for Health Care Providers Who Prescribe Emergency Medications (National Institute of Health, March 2005)
• Breathing Difficulties Related to Physical Activity for Students With Asthma: Exercise-Induced Asthma: Information for Physical Educators, Coaches and Trainers (National Institute of Health, March 2005)
• IS THE ASTHMA ACTION PLAN WORKING? A Tool for School Nurse Assessment (National Institute of Health)
• School Medication Form for NYC: Your Road Map (Fall 2002, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene newsletter)
• How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?, How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? These surveys ask questions that pinpoint specific areas that may cause problems for children with asthma, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
• Caring for Children with Chronic Conditions Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community -- Module 3: Putting It All Together: Caring for Children with Asthma, US Department of Health and Human Resources (last modified: 03/28/02)
• "Mold in My School: What Do I Do?", published by the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF), an affiliate clearinghouse of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) of the U.S. Department of Education. (March 2002)
  
• Strategies for Coordinated Approaches to Addressing Asthma in Schools, highlights six strategies identified by the CDC for schools and districts to consider when addressing asthma within a coordinated school health program, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (last updated December 31, 2003)
• www.asthmaandschools.org: consolidates information about asthma-related resources for school personnel working with grades K-12. The simple, searchable database links to educational materials, medical information, websites, and other resources useful for anyone who works in a school serving children and youth. (made possible by the National Education Association Health Information Network)
• Indoor Air Quality: Tools for Schools (last updated on December 17th, 2003): shows schools how to carry out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air quality at little or no cost using common-sense activities and in-house staff. The Kit provides simple-to-follow checklists, background information and more, developed by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Backgrounder (last updated July 1st, 2003); Teacher's Checklist, Adminstrative Staff's Checklist, Health Officer/School Nurse's Checklist, Ventilation Checklist, Building Maintenance Checklist, Food Service Checklist, Waste Management Checklist, Renovation and Repair Checklist and Walkthrough Checklist. (last updated June 16, 2003)
  
• School Asthma Education Slide Set, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
• Open Airways for Schools, a program that teaches children, aged 8-11, how to detect the warning signs of asthma, including the environmental factors that can trigger an attack, American Lung Association.

• Sports and Asthma, The Canadian Lung Association (Page updated: January 20, 2003)
  
• Tips to Remember: Exercise-Induced Asthma (EIA), American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology (AAAAI).
• Exercise-Induced Asthma, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
• Exercising With Allergies and Asthma (February 2000), Allergy, Asthma and Exercise Facts, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) .

• MEDLINEplus Health Information: asthma resources (government and other) by category selected by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (last reviewed: 19 November 2003)
• Lungs in Health and Disease (PDF, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Bronchoscopy: Pulmonary Branch Protocols (PDF, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center)
• PubMed: the retrieval engine of the National Library of Medicine that links to over 700 journals for abstracts and full text of articles (some publishers may require a subscription). NIH encourages that health consumers discuss search results with their health care professional.
• America's Children and the Environment (ACE), brings together, in one place, quantitative information from a variety of sources to show trends in levels of environmental contaminants in air, water, food, and soil; concentrations of contaminants measured in the bodies of mothers and children; and childhood diseases that may be influenced by environmental factors. (last updated on October 21st, 2003)
  
• Practical Guide for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, this concise manual was designed to help the busy primary care provider implement the recommendations in the NAEPP's 1997 clinical practice guidelines. Emphasizing practical information, it outlines key actions clinicians and patients can take to effectively work together in managing asthma. A variety of implementation aids are provided, including medication dosage charts, glossaries of medication brand names, patient self-assessment forms, and several reproducible patient handouts. 60 pages. (NIH Publication No. 97-4053)
  
• Medical Dictionaries: find definitions of medical terms.
• Medical Directories: Physicians and Other Health Professionals & Hospitals and Other Health Facilities.

• Directories for Doctors, Hospitals and Clinics and Other Healthcare Facilities and Services, MEDLINEplus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer-health site (last updated: 31 December 2003)
• State-by-state health insurance coverage: low-cost or free health insurance (including doctor visits, prescription medicines, hospitalizations) for children through 18 years of age, each state has its own program available to children in working families. For New York, Child Health Plus.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provides medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.
• BPHC Program: to locate service delivery sites, providing primary care to underserved populations
• Medicare: a Health Insurance Program for people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age.
• Choosing an Asthma and Allergy Doctor, Health Insurance, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
• 2003 New York Consumer Guide to Health Insurers - Includes 2002 Health Rankings: provides consumers with information about the quality of care that their HMOs and health insurers are providing so that they can make informed decisions about their health care, by New York State Insurance Department.

• New York State County Health Directory, New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO).
  
• Controlling Your Asthma (PDF file), comprehensive summary including asthma medicines (long term-control and quick-relief), how to use your metered-dose inhaler & peak flow meter, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
• Asthma Action Plan (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
• Genes and Disease, National Center for Biotechnology Center (NCBI).
  
• Knowledge Path: Asthma in Children and Adolescents (Georgetown Universtiy, April 2004)\
• Asthma: What's Your Plan? (NYDOHMH 2004)
• Asthma and its Environmental Triggers: Scientists Take a Practical New Look at a Familiar Illness, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (1997).
  
• Biological Pollutants in Your Home, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC Document #425).
• Living With Asthma: Special Concerns for Older Adults, National Asthma Education and Prevention Program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1998).
  
• Breath of Life: Managing Your Asthma & Asthma Research Today (including Inflammation in the Airways video, Stopping Asthma Before It Starts, The Genetics of Asthma, Do Viral Infections Cause or Prevent Asthma?), National Library of Medicine.
  
• The Science of Asthma, Action Against Asthma: A Strategic Plan for the Department of Health and Human Services (May 2000).
  
• STARBRIGHT Asthma Game: Quest for the Code includes a comprehensive Parent Guide that provides information about managing childhood asthma at home, at school and at play (2002), Free.

Asthma Statistics

• National
  • Asthma Fact Sheet (EPA 402-F-04-019, May 2004)
  • Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence and Control Among Adults--United States, 2001. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [MMWR May 2, 2003;52(17)381-4]
  • Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality, 2000-2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (last reviewed January 28, 2003)
  • Asthma: fast stats from A to Z, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (last reviewed December 10, 2003)
    
  • Surveillance for Asthma - United States, 1980-1999, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (MMWR March 29, 2002; 51(SS-1):1-13)
  • Allergy Statistics (January 2002), Asthma: A Concern for Minority Populations (October 2001), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Surveillance --- United States, 1971--2000, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (MMWR, August 2, 2002 / 51(SS06);1-16)
  • Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence Among Adults ---United States, 2000, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC MMR Weekly (August 17, 2001/50(32);682-6)
  • Forecasted State-Specific Estimates of Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence -- United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC MMR Weekly (December 04, 1998/ 47(47);1022-1025).
• New York State
  • Asthma Hospital Discharge Data in New York State by Region and County (revised: May 2002)
• New York City
  • ASTHMA HOSPITALIZATION RATES BY UHF NEIGHBORHOOD, CHILDREN AGES 0-14: NEW YORK CITY, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003 (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
  • NYC Community Health Profiles (by borough & zip code)
  • Asthma Facts, Second Edition provides information on asthma deaths and hospitalizations in New York City residents as well as prevalence among adults and 4-5 year old children. An examination of the data is presented in tables and figures. (May 2003)
    
  • Asthma Can Be Controlled (NYC Vital Signs, A report from NYC Community Health Survey: April 2003, Volume 2, No. 4)
  • NYC Asthma Cases by Zip Code 2000 (Gotham Gazette)
  • The Health of Lower Manhattan (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: 2000 & 2001 data, 2003 publish date)
  • New York City Department of Health Statistics including "Comparison of Asthma Hospitalization Rates in Children: Aged 0-14, New York City, 1997 and 2000" (8/6/2001)
  • NYC Asthma Facts (PDF file), maps and statistics, New York City Department of Health (1999).

• Traveling with allergies and asthma, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
• Planning a Move, Traveling with Asthma and Allergies, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

• Keep Tree Trimming and Chestnut Roasting Fun and Allergy Free, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) (December 11, 2000).
• Holiday Allergies, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
  

• American Lung Association, has nearly 200 offices in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; staff and volunteers can provide information and support for schools interested in managing their indoor environment with the EPA IAQ Tools for Schools. 1740 Broadway NY, NY 10019, 212-315-8700.
• Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. (AAN-MA): nationwide community-based nonprofit health organization that works closely with medical companies, 2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031. 800-878-4403 or 703-641-9595.
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA): a national network of 12 Chapters and more than 130 Educational Support Groups providing services to local communities across the country, 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036. 1-800-7-ASTHMA (727-8462).
• Children's Health Environmental Coalition, HealtheHouse, P.O. Box 1540, Princeton, NJ 08542, P 609-252-1915, F 609-252-1536
• Healthy Schools Network, Inc.: guides and information packets (usually $3 each) designed to help parents and others protect child environmental health and safety at school: IAQ, pesticides, health & safety committees, accommodations for those with health impairments, renovations vs. health, healthier cleaning pratices and products for schools, 773 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208. 518-462-0632.

Regional Asthma Coalitions, New York State Department of Health (revised: May 2002)
Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, Inc., founded in 1965 by a coalition of organizations and individuals, recently launched their newest campaign, "Healthy Air for Westchester". We educate the public about air quality and the negative impacts air pollution has on human health; 78 North Broadway, E House, White Plains, NY 10603, (914) 422-4053, Fax: (914) 289-0539, E-mail: Info@fcwc.org

• New York City Asthma Partnership (NYCAP), contact: Coordinator: Kara Cadag, MPH, NYCAP, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2 Lafayette Street, 14th Floor, Box CN3 6A, New York, NY 10007; Bonita Henry at 212-513-0528.
• Wellness in the Schools (WITS), a parent-run nonprofit involved in children's environmental health in the NYC public schools. Please take a look at our Green Cleaning initiative for the NYC public schools called Clean, Green Schools. We are pushing for the most child-protective standard for green cleaners in the country. Please see under Green Cleaning for more info. Parents of kids with asthma can now request that their NYC public school custodians order asthmagen-free cleaners (we worked hard to get these safe green cleaners on their list.) There is a flyer parents can download and bring to their custodians.
• Asthma Information Outreach Project, Asthma-NYC.org Website was created to meet the needs of asthma providers and researchers in NYC, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029. 212-822-7325 or coordinator@asthma-nyc.org.
• New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative offers a wide range of services for community organizations, community coalitions, health care providers, and others including: asthma-related technical assistance, asthma case management training for community health workers,·asthma train-the-trainer programs, continuing medical education for health care providers, quality improvement training for health care providers, support for local coalition building efforts, availability of free-of-charge asthma materials in bulk quantities and in multiple languages, Asthma Action Plan, Take Charge of Asthma, asthma surveillance information. To arrange for training or technical assistance, call the New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative Training Unit at (212) 788-4703.
  
• American Lung Association of the City of New York, Inc., Corporate Office, Manhattan Office, 432 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor; New York, NY 10016; Phone: 212-889-3370; Fax: 212-889-3375; Email: info@alany.org
  
• Asthma Free School Zone (AFSZ), a community-based program that aims to create safe, healthy school neighborhoods by building teams of school and community members who receive environmental health training and follow-up support for their efforts to reduce, eliminate or manage local sources of pollution. Recognizable AFSZ street signs empower the community to "soft enforcement" measures such as no-idling, and signal that asthma is a community concern. The 2004 pilot program includes public elementary schools in the Lower East Side, East Harlem and South Bronx. Founding Director: Rebecca Kalin, 646-465-5305 (p), 212-475-4231 (f). Email: asthmafsz@aol.org.
  

MANHATTAN ASTHMA ORGANIZATIONS

• East Harlem Asthma Working Group (EHAWG), to address the excessive asthma rates among East Harlem children, EHAWG was formed to develop shared resources & educational materials and to establish mechanisms to enhance collaborative endeavors and to improve asthma management practices. The group holds monthly meetings. Call Ray Cornbill at 212-241-7835 at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
• Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service, Inc., a nonprofit, community-based organization that has been operating in East Harlem for more than 40 years. The program does "environmental home interventions" to try to improve the indoor home environment and, consequently, diminish some of the effects of asthma on East Harlem's children. 426 East 119th Street, New York, NY 10035, 212-987-4422, 212-987-4430, email: lsafhs@mindspring.com
• Asthma SMART Program, provides follow-up (home case management, education, home environmental/remediation services and supplies such as a spacer or a peak flow meter) to emergency room visit for children 0-14, who live in zip codes 10029 & 10035. East Harlem Council For Human Services, Inc., Boriken Neighborhood Health Center, 158 East 115th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10029, 212-360-5980, fax 212-360-5912.
• West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc., (WE ACT), is a non-profit, grassroots advocacy organization working to improve environmental quality and to secure environmental justice in predominately African-American and Latino communities, has an asthma educator on staff who conducts classes on asthma and will assist with home asthma audits and referrels. Bilingual. 271 West 125th Street, Suite 308, New York, New York 10027-4424, 212-961-1000.
• Asthma Helping Asthmatics (AHA), people with asthma helping others in managing the illness and finding health care, Respiratory News & Views, Harlem Lung Center, 506 Lenox Ave. 10037. Call Eugenia Edwards 212-939-1014.
• Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc., information referral, advocacy and training for parents and professionals working with Asthmatics up to the age of 21, 116 E. 16th St. 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003, 212-677-4650.
• Asthma/Emphysema Self-Help Groups, Manhattan-based self-help groups, publishes quarterly newsletter, free community respiratory resource service, 172 East Fourth Street, Suite 11F, New York, New York 10009, 212-777-0486.

BRONX ASTHMA ORGANIZATIONS

• The Mott Haven-Longwood Community Asthma Partnership, Health Force (a project of Bronx Community College of the City University of New York) is one of five community-based programs that have been selected by the New York City Department of Health to deliver Asthma Prevention Services to those families in the five boroughs that have children affected by Asthma. As part of the Childhood Asthma Initiative, the Community Health Workers offer Case Management and a variety of supportive services to the families in the South Bronx zip codes 10454 and 10455. Asthma Peer Educator Program: They have gone into city schools, parochial schools and day care centers and provided a six-session Asthma Prevention and Management training aimed at reducing school absenteeism, emergency room visit and general non-compliance issues in the home. The community educators have helped parents implement home environmental assessment to reduce and eliminate triggers. Antonio Garcia, Senior Coordinator, 552 Southern Blvd., 2nd Floor, Bronx, New York 10455. Phone: 718-585-8585, Fax: 718-585-5041, healthforce@netzero.net
• Better Breathers Club, support group meets last Tuesday of the month (3316 Rochhambeau Avenue), family and friends of asthmatics encouraged, Montefiore Medical Center Hospital, 111 East 210 St., Bronx, NY 10467, 718-920-4445.
• Bronx Asthma Project was organized to help combat the high asthma morbidity and mortality in the Bronx. David Rosenstreich, M.D. & Dr. Golda Hudes, M.D., Ph.D., 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, 718-430-2120 or 718-405-8323.

BROOKLYN ASTHMA ORGANIZATION

• Greater Southern Brooklyn Health Coalition, 885 Flatbush Avenue, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11226, 718-940-3453, email: info@gsbhc.org
• North Brooklyn Health Network, Woodhull Hospital, 760 Broadway Rm #7A-314, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718)963-7916, contact: Lugost@nychhc.org. The Asthma Program includes a partnership with the school district through the Attack Back Against ASthma Program for children and their familis. It is a comprehensive program of education, repetition, reinforcement, treatment, and monitoring that also includes participation by teachers, classmates, and medical personnel. The VVisiting Nurse Service of NY has been conducting home visits. Care Call is a computerized telephone monitoring system which provides assessment of how well one's asthma condition is controlled between medical visits.
• North Brooklyn Asthma Action Alliance (NBAAA), coalition of parents, providers, community-based and local organizations, students, and community members dedicated to addressing the burden asthma is in the neighborhoods of North and Central Brooklyn, including Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick, East New York, Fort Greene, Greenpoint, and Williamsburg. Contact: Melissa Muniz, MPH, Community Asthma Project Coordinator North Brooklyn Asthma Action Alliance, c/o Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, 760 Broadway, 7A-215, Brooklyn, NY 11206, (718) 630-3201, (718) 630-3086 fax or email muniz_cadp@yahoo.com.
  
• Caribbean Women's Health Assocation, Inc. (CWHA), 123 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York 11226, (718) 826-2942, (718) 826-2948 (Fax)
  
• Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Childhood Asthma Initiative (BSRCAI), offers asthma case management services to families, conducts home assessments and promotes trigger reduction strategies such as integrated pest management and distributes necessary supplies such as mattress covers, peak flow meters, and spacers. 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216, Program Coordinator: Astrid Wilkie-McKellar, 718-636-6905 or awilkie@restorationplaza.org.

QUEENS ASTHMA ORGANIZATION

• Jamaica Childhood Asthma Initiative of Safe Space, serves children ages 0-14 affected by asthma and their families in Queens Community District 12, offers various services free of charge including home environmental assessments. Project Director: Laudrey Lamadieu, 163-18 Jamaica Avenue, Suite 401, Jamaica, NY 11432. 718-657-5662.

Parents of Children with Asthma Support Group, support group meets on the first Monday of every month (September - June), Valley Hospital, 223 N. Dien Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450, (800) VALLEY-1.

Chicago Asthma Consortium (CAC), Cook County has one of the highest mortality rates from asthma in the country; it's mission is to reduce the morbidity and mortality and enhance the quality of life for people with asthma. 400 N. May St., Chicago, IL 60622-6480, 312-243-1560.

California: Regional Asthma Management and Prevention Initiative (RAMP), an asthma Coalition Serving the California Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and Solano, 2001 Addison St., 2nd Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, (510) 883-9980.

Massachusetts: Jamaica Plain Asthma Initiative, Home visits, Classroom education, Assistance to schools in addressing environmental concerns, Public health education;765 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130. (617) 971-0863