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The referenced links are provided for informational purposes only and do not represent recommendations or advice by the American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
www.breatherville.org/breatherville.htm
The Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) has an interactive website to provide information, resources, and share approaches to living with allergies and asthma. The website houses AANMA's Allergy & Asthma Today magazine, the Mothers of Asthmatics newsletter, e-news updates, a toll-free help line, community awareness programs, and an interactive community called Breatherville, USA(tm), as a way to help people access the news and tools they need. Through the website AANMA's staff will field questions and concerns, and also list the advocacy work they support with active ways for people to join them.
Asthma Facts October 2004
How bad is athma in California? How does ourregion compare? Answer to these questions and more in the California Asthma Facts
report of 480,000 student responses to the California Healthy Kids Survey, conducted in 2001-2003
http://www.dhs.ca.gov
With the creation of this comprehensive web portal, finding information about asthma programs of the California Department of Health Services has never been easier. Designed with the user in mind, this portal provides several ways for browsers to find the information they need.
http://www.epa.gov/espanol
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's consolidated Spanish website, with Spanish language materials on a wide variety of topics from lead poisoning prevention to controlling asthma triggers, recycling to proper management of pesticides. The site also offers educational resources for students and teachers who often seek Spanish language learning tools on the environment. Plus information about EPA grants, small business opportunities and environmental jobs at EPA.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/school.htm
California Air Resources Board information on the Children's School Bus Exposure Study and the study on Environmental Health Conditions in Portable Classrooms. See simple low-cost actions that schools can take to reduce exposure to school children.
http://www.epa.gov/asthma/index.html
EPA resources: "Clearing the Air of Asthma Triggers - 10 Steps to?aking Your Home Asthma-Friendly." Available in English and Spanish.
Notice about Links:
The referenced links are provided for informational purposes only and do not represent recommendations or advice by the American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties.