Quick Fact #6
The West Virginia Health Statistics Center has identified four priority populations for asthma in West Virginia: Children, women, the elderly, and people of low socio-economic status.
The mission of the West Virginia Asthma Education and Prevention Program is to develop, implement, and evaluate a statewide strategic asthma plan in the interest of reducing the health and economic consequences attributed to asthma in West Virginia.
Allergy and Asthma Network – Mothers of Asthmatics
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Lung Association
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of American
Asthma Medications for Indigent Patients (American Society of Health Pharmacists)
Environmental Protection Agency – Ad Council Website
Maternal and Child Health Library
National Jewish Medical & Research Center
West Virginia Tobacco Cessation Program
West Virginia Tobacco Cessation Quitline
American Association for Respiratory Care
American College of Chest Physicians
American Thoracic Society
National Asthma Educator Certification Board
National Respiratory Training Center – USA
National Lung Health Education Program
BAM Body and Mind
National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
International
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Worksite
Federal OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
Allergy and Asthma Network- Mothers of Asthmatics
Quest for the Code
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ)
Click on “ Management of Chronic Asthma” the file is zipped to download quickly
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Library of Medicine
Stats & Surveillance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
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Centers for Disease Control
EPA Healthy Schools Environments
EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
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