HEALTH PROFESSIONALS & PUBLIC HEALTH: RESOURCES

Asthma Guidelines

Updated guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, released by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), provide the best available science-based information to use in the care of people living with asthma.

Tools and Resources for Professionals include:

• 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines
• Asthma Management Guidelines for Your Care Fact Sheets to share with patients

Resources from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

1. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

• Trainings and materials: Online asthma education, promotion of updated asthma guidelines
• Allergy Capitals State Report
• Asthma during Pregnancy
• Asthma Care for Adults: Free self-paced online course for Adults and Caregivers
• Addressing Asthma Disparities: A roadmap to reducing burden on racial and ethnic minorities (2020)

2. Asthma and Allergy Network (AAN)

• Digital Content for Patients and Caregivers
• FREE Asthma Coach Program for Adults: (see eligibility criteria)
  • Six full coaching sessions
  • One-on-one training
• Download Educational Resources
• List of Webinars

3. American Lung Association (ALA)

• Strategies to promote CDC’s EXHALE technical package
• Professional Education and Trainings
• Adult Asthma Self-Management: Online Self-Paced Breathe Well, Live Well
• School Nurses: Open Airways for Schools Program
• Asthma Facilitator Trainings: Kickin’ Asthma

4. National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)

• Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma Guidelines for Health Providers 
• Pediatric Environmental Screening Environmental History (0-18 years of age)

Return to the Asthma Program webpage

This page was updated May 2025.