General Information Resources
Links to resource guides, information services, and other health related organization websites.
Asthma
Adult Asthma Clinic
Adult Asthma ClinicThe UNM adult asthma clinic offers standardized education for MDI use, spacer use, irritant avoidance, home treatment and written action plans for mild to severe asthmatics. |
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of AmericaA not-for-profit organization founded in 1953, is the leading patient organization for people with asthma and allergies, and the oldest asthma and allergy patient group in the world. |
Asthma Control
Asthma ControlAsthma is a chronic lung disease with recurring symptoms. Symptoms include wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. |
Asthma in Hispanic Children - Photo Voice Project
Asthma in Hispanic Children - Photo Voice ProjectThe Asthma Control Program partnered with Nuestra Salud to implement a series of community meetings to increase understanding about asthma care and control among Spanish speaking Hispanic families who have children with asthma, using the photovoice method. |
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
Indoor Air Quality Tools for SchoolsUse the IAQ Tools for Schools Framework and sustain an effective and comprehensive indoor air quality (IAQ) management program or other overall health and safety initiatives. |
Kid's Health Asthma Center
Kid's Health Asthma CenterLinks to government agencies, schools, and education organizations. You can search this site to learn about asthma basics. |
Open Airways for Schools
Open Airways for SchoolsElementary school children can learn to manage their own asthma when they participate in the American Lung Association's award-winning Open Airways For Schools program. |
Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric PulmonologyThe UNM pediatric pulmonology team sees patients with any pediatric respiratory problems including cystic fibrosis, asthma, neuromuscular diseases, pediatric rheumatologic diseases, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ventilator dependence, tracheostomy dependence, sleep disorders, bronchiectasis, and chronic lung disease. |
Physician Asthma Care Education
Physician Asthma Care EducationThe PACE program is a two-part interactive, multi-media educational seminar to improve physician awareness, ability, and use of communication and therapeutic techniques for reducing the effects of asthma on children and their families. |
Proyecto Fotovoz: El Asma en los Niños Hispanos
Proyecto Fotovoz: El Asma en los Niños HispanosThe Asthma Control Program partnered with Nuestra Salud to implement a series of community meetings to increase understanding about asthma care and control among Spanish speaking Hispanic families who have children with asthma, using the photovoice method. |
Quest for the Code® Asthma Game
Quest for the Code® Asthma GameThe Starlight Children’s Foundation adventure game helps kids and teens, aged 7 to 15 years, learn how to manage their asthma. |
State Honor Roll of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools
State Honor Roll of Asthma and Allergy Policies for SchoolsNew Mexico was one of four new states added to the 2015 State Honor Roll of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools. This report is part of an annual research project to help identify states with the most comprehensive and preferred statewide public policies supporting people with asthma, food allergies, anaphylaxis and related allergic diseases in US elementary, middle and high schools. |