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Australia 
*Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia - Aboriginal women and asthma project
The Aboriginal Women and Asthma Project is funded by an Intervention Grant from the Asthma Foundation. The project will focus on three regions in Western Australia. These are the Perth Metropolitan area, the South-West and the South-East wheat-belt area.
 
*Australian Asthma & Respiratory Educators Association - AAREA
The site is designed for health professionals working in the specialised field of asthma and respiratory education. The site offers support, information and links to other organisations.
 
*National Asthma Campaign, Australia - NAC
An Australian site offering general information about asthma and links to websites and resources for health professionals.
 
*Asthma South Australia
Contains general information about asthma and asthma prevention in South Australia.
 
International
 
*Global Initiative for Asthma
A project conducted in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH and WHO. Resources include fulltext documents on asthma management written for health practitioners.
 
*National Asthma Education and Prevention Program - NAEPP
The National Asthma Education and prevention Program - NAEPP is administered and co-ordinated by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - NHBLI "The ultimate goal of the NAEPP is to enhance the quality of life for patients with asthma and decrease asthma-related morbidity and mortality." It has issued comprehensive updates to their clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and managment of asthma. The Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3) Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma : full report 2007 (3.87MB)

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Deb Zott
Nursing/Health Sciences Liaison Librarian
Flinders University Library.