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Professional societies and resources
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is a professional organization committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) is a professional association of allergists and immunologists dedicated to improving allergy and immunology patient care through research, advocacy, and professional public education.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is the largest professional medical specialty organization in the United States, whose mission is the advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma, and immunology for optimal patient care.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program that plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood and in sleep disorders.
The National Jewish Medical and Research Center (NJC) is a nonsectarian, not-for-profit, independent, clinical, and research medical center focusing on respiratory, immunologic, allergic, and infectious diseases.
The American Lung Association (ALA) is dedicated to the prevention of lung disease and promotion of lung health. The ALA supports public education and basic and clinical research programs. Its sponsored research program, Asthma Clinical Research Centers (ACRC), includes 20 clinical centers and a data-coordinating center to develop large clinical trials to direct care of people who have asthma.
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) is dedicated to the prevention, control, and treatment of various disease states in the fields of respiratory disease, critical care, sleep medicine, infectious disease, pediatrics, allergy/immunology, thoracic surgery, behavioral science, and environmental and occupational medicine among others. Its members help prevent and fight respiratory and other diseases around the globe through education, research, patient care, and advocacy.
Patient education and support
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031
www.aanma.org
The American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
www.lungusa.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street, NW
Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
www.aafa.org
Beansprout Networks
Ten Wilson Road
Cambridge, MA 02138
www.beansprout.net
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206
www.njc.org