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eMedicine - Asthma in Infants and Children
- Article covering clinical information, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes prescribing information.
PBSkids - All About Asthma
- Resources to allow both parents and their children to learn about this condition. Includes background information, tips, activities and a treatment plan to download. [.pdf format]
Principal Health News: Asthma in Children
- General information, including symptoms and management.
Relieve Childhood Asthma with the Bowen Technique
- Information about a technique to lessen attacks, and deal with an emergency.
Kids' Zone
- Includes news, facts and magazine articles, alongside games, ecards and a message board. Also includes a section for teachers.
Allies Against Asthma
- National program to promote asthma management for children and adolescents. Offers information on existing community coalitions and Resource Bank.
Kiss It Make It Better: Asthma
- Includes general information on the condition, plus a child care setting checklist.
Pediatric Oncall: Asthma in Children
- Clinical article including features, diagnosis, treatment and patient education.
Starbright Foundation: Quest For the Code
- Game combining asthma management education with adventure. Free to kids with asthma. (English and Spanish)
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center: Asthma
- Information on how to reduce and deal with an attack.
Virtual Childrens Hospital: Managing Asthma
- Information on treating this condition, including medications, and using an asthma diary. Includes information for school personnel.
Asthma And Your Child
- Information for parents on avoiding attacks, and keeping a peak flow chart.
eMedicine Health: Asthma in Children
- Provides an introduction to the condition and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Keep Kids Healthy: Asthma Center
- Provides information on prevention and treatment, alongside a peak flow calendar, and symptom diary.
Asthma Management: Guidelines for the Primary Care Physician
- Clinical article covering diagnosis, management and treatment. Includes formulary of commonly used medication.
Ed's Asthma Track
- Support and resources for parents, including an action plan for caregivers. Offers journals, email list and a message board.
NoAttacks.org
- Information for parents about preventing asthma attacks.
New Pediatric Asthma Guidelines
- Updated guidelines for diagnosis and management with recommendations on medications. (September 2002)
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