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Community Resources
Local Asthma Programs
Asthma Website Links
Environmental Resources
Local Asthma Programs:
American Lung Association of Wisconsin
- Asthma 101 for school staff.
- Counting on You...Responding to Kids with Asthma for childcare providers.
- Exercise and Asthma for physical education teachers and coaches.
- Lung Help Line, staffed by respiratory therapists and nurses:
- Phone: (800) LUNG-USA (800-586-4872).
- Phone: (800) 501-1068 (TYY for hearing impaired.
Aurora Health Care
- Aurora Asthma Education is free one-on-one or group asthma education.
- Phone: (414) 649-6064.
- www.aurorahealthcare.org/events/index.asp (search asthma).
Bread of Healing - Eastbrook
- Breathing Center offers free education and care for the uninsured by appointment only.
- Phone: (414) 977-0001.
Children's Community Health Plan
- Educational materials and resources are provided for all health plan members, and case management is available for those who qualify.
- Phone: (800) 482-8010.
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Asthma Web site Links:
Allies Against Asthma
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology
Centers for Disease Control Asthma Information
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
Pediatricasthma.org
Wisconsin Asthma Coalition
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Environmental Resources:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
- Quitline: free, confidential telephone counseling (800) QUIT-NOW, (800-784-8669).
- Web site resources for providers and clients.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Phone in for information on current air quality by county: (866) DAILY AIR, (800-324-5924).
- Web site for WDNR air management.
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