National Organizations And Agencies

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America website http://www.aafa.org/ This extensive website includes 42 articles on different aspects of asthma and allergies, current news items, a Resource Catalog, Ask the Allergist, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), a section for health professionals, a long list of web resources, statistics, Patient Care Issues, and information on support groups and chapters across the country.

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Online (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology) http://allergy.mcg.edu/

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/

Environmental Protection Agency - Indoor Air Quality Information http://www.epa.gov

Food Allergy Network: http://www.foodallergy.org

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

www.tobacco.neu.edu - Tobacco Control Resource Center

www.quitnet.org - Quitnet, offering smoking cessation information

U.S. Department of Education/ Office of Civil Rights (for The Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/hq5269.html

New England Web Sites

www.MAHealthCouncil.org   Massachusetts Health Council is a non-profit, non-partisan statewide organization of more than 150 governmental and voluntary agencies, consumer and advocacy groups, professional societies, and private corporations committed to improving and protecting the health of the citizens of the Commonwealth.

www.bostonresourcenet.org - for a variety of resources in Boston.

www.state.ma.us/dep - for air quality forecasts and ozone counts.

www.tobaccofreemass.org - Massachusetts Coalition for a Healthy Future

http://www.jsi.com/health/mtec/home.htm - Massachusetts Tobacco Education Clearinghouse

www.trytostop.org - Smoking Cessation Assistance

www.rxcaresforme.org - 325 patient assistance programs covering 1,400 prescription medicines for Maine residents.  (or call 1-877-RX FOR ME).

Statistics

Asthma and Allergy Statistics (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases): http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/allergystat.htm

FASTATS: Asthma (National Center for Health Statistics) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm

Healthy Schools

http://www.mphaweb.org/pol_schools.html: Look at the Mass Public Health Association website for information standards, resources, applicable laws and regulations for building and maintaining healthy schools.

Managing Life-Threatening Food Allergies in School 

Research And Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials: Asthma (CenterWatch, Inc.) http://www.centerwatch.com/studies/listing.htm

(Clinical Trials Database) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/siteindex/index.htm

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Clinical Trials Page) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/clintrials/

Teen Information

Tobacco Free Kids http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/

Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Adolescent & School Health Information http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/

Food and Drug Administration - Teen Health Issues http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7teens.html

"Question It" (Anti -Tobacco Organization) http://www.questionit.com/