Program Services
Learn how to manage yourasthma. Locate an allergist. Get discounts on medication. Join a support group.These and countless other sources of help are available through AAFAMaryland-Greater Washington, D.C. Here are just a few of the many ways wecan help.
- Physician referrals: Locate an asthma and Allergy specialist in your area.
- Patient Assistance: Provides one -time aid to patients with a demonstrated need. Typical assistance includes emergency transportation or equipment.
- Camp Scholarship Program: Provides two weeks at a resident camp for children with asthma or allergies.
- Research: Supports research to find cures, promote sound treatment.
- Research Grants
PatientEducation
- Asthma Care Training for Kids (ACT): Teaches children and their parents/guardians the decision making skills used in the management of asthma and allergies.
- Patient Information Brochures: Available on a wide variety of topics, including: asthma basics, allergy basics, household allergens, dust, mold, pets, cockroaches, and many more.
- You Can Control Asthma: A set of easy-to-read workbooks – one for the family and one for children ages 6 to 12, to help learn everything one needs to know about asthma.
- Meeting-in-a-Box: A series of self contained, comprehensive kits that include all the necessary components for a successful asthma presentation. Each kit has materials for a one hour presentation.
- PowerBreathing: An asthma education program specifically designed for teens. This interactive program covers everything from the basics of asthma to dealing with asthma in social situations, in college and on the job.
Please Email us here at AAFA for more information on the above materials.
Public Education
Patient and family education comes first in the management of asthma. Learn about the underlying causes of asthma, the relationship of asthma to allergies, the proper use of medications and many other subjects.
- National AAFA Publication: AAFA National’s Advance newsletter provides members with the latest information on special asthma and allergy subjects.
- Breathing Easier: AAFA Maryland-Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter’s newsletter provides members with asthma and allergy related updates.
- Lung Function Screening Tests: These screenings are offered at community health fairs. Individuals scoring below average are urged to contact their physicians for a medical evaluation.
- Speakers Bureau: Experts address groups on a variety of topics relating to asthma & allergic diseases.
- Continuing Medical Education: This service helps keep health care providers up to date on the latest medical developments in asthma and allergies.
- Child Care Provider Course: A certified three-hour course that teaches child care providers how to manage children with asthma and allergies in a day care setting. Maryland State Child Care Administration approved.
Professional Education
Annual Update presented by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America , Maryland-Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter.
Annual Scientific Symposium presented by The Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center and The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America , Maryland Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter.