Respiratory

• Clinical Guidelines

  • Asthma Guidelines (PDF)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines (PDF)
  • Smoking Cessation Guideline (PDF)

  
  

• Supporting Tools for Clinicians

  Asthma Information

  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
  • American Lung Association
  • Asthma Action Plan—NY (PDF)
  • Asthma Action Plan—VT (PDF)
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Institute of Health Lung Disease Information
  • New Hampshire Department of Health Asthma Control Program
  • New York Department of Health Asthma Action Plan
  • NHLBI Educational Materials
  • Vermont Department of Health Asthma Program

  COPD Information

  • American Lung Association Tools for COPD Management
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—COPD
  • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute—COPD
  • NHLBI COPD Prevention
  • NHLBI COPD Taking Action
  • WebMD: What is COPD

  Brochures

  • Asthma Care Program Brochure (PDF)
  • COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Care Program Brochure (PDF)

  
  

• Useful Information for Patients

  Asthma Information

  • Asthma Care Brochure (PDF)
  • Asthma Newsletters
  • Healthwise Health Decision Tool
  • MVP’s Asthma Care Program
  • Prescription for Managing Your Asthma (PDF)

  COPD Information

  • Global Initiative for COPD
  • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute—What is COPD
  • WebMD—COPD Overview
  • COPD Newsletters

  Support Groups—Asthma

  • Allergy and Asthma Network—Mothers of Asthmatics
  • MVP Health Care Online List of Support Groups

  Support Groups—COPD

  • American Lung Association—Better Breather Clubs
  • American Lung Association—COPD
  • American Lung Association—COPD (Spanish)
  • NHLBI’s Contact Information on COPD