Links
Canadian Asthma-Related Sites:
- Creating asthma friendly schools: A resource kit www.asthmainschools.com
- For information on lung diseases including asthma, visit The Lung Association (Ontario).
- Canadian Lung Association
- Read "The Prevention and Management of Asthma in Canada," a document developed by the National Asthma Control Task Force in 2000.
US Asthma-Related Sites:
- American Lung Association
- US asthma charity Allergy & Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics
- Links to US websites on asthma, allergies and intolerance
- Asthma articles and reports from the US-based Medline Plus
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asthma section
Other International Asthma-Related Sites:
- Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is an organization that promotes awareness of asthma internationally. Read their "Global Burden of Asthma Report."
- Asthma UK is a charity in the UK dedicated to helping those with asthma.
- Asthma UK's teen asthma website, Kick Asthma
- European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Association (EFA)
- National Asthma Council Australia
Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality:
- Help improve the air quality in your home at YourHealthyHome.ca
- Learn about second hand smoke at SecondhandBlows.com
- Pollen and Mould Reports
- Air Quality Reports
- Articles on indoor air quality and healthy housing from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Information on air pollution and other pollutants from Environment Canada
- For information on outdoor and indoor pollution, visit Pollution Probe.
- For major sources of pollution across Canada, visit Pollution Watch.
- Information on asthma and indoor air quality from US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
General Health:
- From The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: HealthyOntario.com.
- Stupid.ca
- Government of Canada's Canadian Health Network
- For information on anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction, visit Anaphylaxis Canada.
- Information on questionable therapies and health fraud
- Canadian Flu Report
