Living with Allergies and Asthma: Resources for Patients

AIR FILTERING DEVICES Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20460 1-800-438-4318 http://www.epa.gov

ASTHMA INFORMATION National Asthma Education Program 301-251-1222 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health 1-888-232-6789 http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/default.htm

COSMETICS Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov

ALLERGY EXTRACTS Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research 1401 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-1448
1-800-835-4709 or 301-827-1800 http://www.fda.gov/cber/index.html

HOTLINE: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES Sponsored by the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. Nurses available to answer questions.
1-800-222-LUNG http://www.njc.org

POLLEN MAPS AND DOCTOR REFERRALS
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 611 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202
1-800-822-ASMA (doctor referrals) http://www.aaaai.org

National Allergy Bureau 1-800-9-POLLEN (pollen information) http://www.aaaai.org/nab For Further Information

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc. 2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150 Fairfax, VA 22031 1-800-878-4403 http://www.aanma.org/

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 550 Arlington Heights, IL 60005 1-800-842-7777 http://allergy.mcg.edu

American Latex Allergy Association PO Box 13930 Milwaukee, WI 53213 1-888-97-ALERT (1-800-972-5378) http://www.latexallergyresources.org/

American Lung Association American Thoracic Society 1740 Broadway New York, NY 10019-4374 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) http://www.lungusa.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America 1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20036 202-466-7643 http://www.aafa.org

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22033 1-800-929-4040 http://www.foodallergy.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 550 Arlington Heights, IL 60005 1-800-842-7777 http://allergy.mcg.edu

National Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse 1 AMS Circle Bethesda, MD 20892-3675 1-877-22-NIAMS (1-877-226-4267) or 301-495-4484 http://www.niams.nih.gov

National Eczema Association for Science and Education 4460 Redwood Highway, Suite 16-D San Rafael, CA 94903-1953 1- 800-818-7546 or 415-499-3474 http://www.nationaleczema.org

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse 2 Information Way Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 1-800-891-5389 or (301) 654-3810 http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/

Parents of Asthmatic/Allergic Children 1412 Marathon Drive Ft. Collins, CO 80524 303-842-7395