Helpful links & resources

As you would probably know there are a lot of web pages devoted to asthma and anaphylaxis. We recommend the following sites as accurate sources of information.

Asthma Australia
www.asthmaaustralia.org.au
Asthma Australia is the body that represents each of the states’ and territories’ Asthma Foundations at a national level. From the Asthma Australia site you can browse information from every Asthma Foundation website in Australia.

Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
www.asthmansw.org.au
The best of the Asthma Foundation sites in Australia. Fully searchable and easily navigated.


National Asthma Council
www.nationalasthma.org.au
Mainly for health professionals, this is a well laid-out site. Plenty of excellent information on asthma for the layman. Also, lots of big picture stuff with links to policy and research.


Australian Lung Foundation
www.lungfoundation.com.au
Mainly for professionals and laid out rather awkwardly, but it is searchable. There is excellent consumer content. Scroll down the home page and check out the “popular” links on the right hand side. COPD, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer are just a few of the subjects covered.


Australasian Society Clinical Immunology and Allergy
www.allergy.org.au
All you want to know about allergies and anaphylaxis. Another health professional site but includes comprehensive and easy-to-understand consumer information.