Programs and Services We Provide
| Listed below are the current Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Michigan Chapter, educational and training programs. For more information on any programs or materials, contact AAFA-MI, #888.444.0333, or go to the "contact us" page. |
 | Asthma and Allergy Essentials for Child Care Providers© – a new asthma | |
| and allergy education program for child care providers. AAFA-MI has trainer across the state for this program. Includes Asthma Action card to be used for each child. |
| Asthma Basics and Control for Families©(AB&C) - Program is for | |
| parents/caregivers who have children aged 0-6; presented in a group setting. |
| Asthma Management and Education© – training for health professionals who | |
| educate and care for patients with asthma. Presented by trained allied health professionals. CEU's available. |
| Emerging Science in Asthma & Allergy Management Our annual medical | |
| symposium highlighting the latest science. Held in March. CME/CEU's available. |
| Workplace Health Programs – arrange a workshop or lecture with our RN-Asthma | |
| Educator. Programs are designed to meet all levels of knowledge and risk. |
| Wee Wheezers & Wee Wheezers At Home – a group or home setting course | |
| designed to teach parents of children under age 7 to recognize, prevent, and manage asthma symptoms. Parents learn about resources for information, support, and how to communicate with caretakers and physicians. A validated program demonstrated through formal research to be an effective educational intervention and recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. |
| Asthma Care Training for Kids (ACT) © – a patient education program to help | |
| children ages 7-12 and their parents learn how to control asthma. Training needed to conduct program. |
| Power Breathing Program™ – a patient education program designed especially for | |
| teens living with asthma. AAFA-MI trainers needed to conduct program. |
| You Can Control Asthma – easy to read books on asthma created for and tested with | |
| young, low-literacy patients and their families. |
| Health Fairs, Community Events, and Lectures – our staff & volunteers | |
| includes doctors, RN’s and asthma educators. We can attend your event and provide programs specially designed for your audience. |
| Visit AAFA's asthma & allergy friendly® website for a listing of products that have been scientifically tested and proven more suitable for people with asthma and related allergic sensitivities |
| Click HERE to get current Air Quality Conditions in Michigan |
Also available are printed materials to help asthma and allergy patients
and their families understand and control their asthma and improve
their quality of life (we have several bilingual versions). Including:
and their families understand and control their asthma and improve
their quality of life (we have several bilingual versions). Including:
- Student Action Cards for both school and preschool completed by parents
and physicians on the asthmatic child to help schools and child care
providers handle the student’s special health needs
- Quick Asthma and Allergy Cards give quick reference to life-saving
information about asthma and allergies (includes: Peak-flow meter,
Spacers, Epipen, and Anaphylaxis)
- Brochures on all topics surrounding asthma and allergy issues
- Free Newsletters to our national, bi-monthly newsletter, FreshAAIR, our
newsletter for teens, AAIRwaves, and our newsletter for educational support
groups, Leaders Link
| Click here to get a accurate allergy forcast for your area |
| Sleep Work Play™ and for young adults Sleep Learn Play™ is a program to help patients recognize that interruptions of their sleep work, school or play are not inevitable aspects of living with asthma and that improved communications with care-givers can lead to improved outcomes. Visit the Sleep Work Play™ site and answer three simple questions that could improve your asthma! |
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| AAFA-MI is the lucky recipient of a generous grant from the AETNA Foundation! This will allow us to do more services in southeast Michigan THANK YOU, AETNA! |
| What's all the fuss about inhalers? To learn more about the move to CFC free inhalers by visiting: |
