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AIRNOW from the EPA

U.S. EPA
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
Information Transfer Group
Mail Code E143-03 Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711

www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids_new.main


Services: Online games about outdoor air quality for kids ages 5-6 and 7-10.

 

Asthma Memory Game from Riley Asthma Care Center

702 Barnhill Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46202

P: (317) 274-7208

http://rileychildrenshospital.com/games/memory_asthma/asthma_game.html

Services: Match electronic cards with asthma triggers and other asthma-related pictures and answer trivia questions about asthma.

 

Asthma Wizard™ from the National Jewish Medical Center

1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206

P: (303) 388-4461

www.njc.org/disease-info/diseases/asthma/kids/wizard/wiz-index.aspx

Services: The Asthma Wizard guides kids through various chapters to learn about asthma and complete asthma activities.

 

Dusty’s Asthma Funbook from the EPA

U.S. EPA/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
Indoor Environments Division
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mail Code 6609J Washington, DC 20460

P: (202) 343-9370

www.epa.gov/asthma/publications.html#Dusty

Services: Printable pdfs featuring mazes, word searches, coloring activities, etc. to learn about asthma triggers. Available in English and Spanish.

 

Games and Puzzles from the AANMA

2751 Prosperity Ave., Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031

P: (800) 878-4403

www.breatherville.org/playtime/pt_wordjumble.htm

Services: Asthma themed maze, word jumbles, and word search.

 

Just for Kids from the AAAAI

555 East Wells Street Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823

P: (414) 272-6071

www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/default.stm

Services: Word searches, mazes, ideas for school projects, and information on AAAAI’s poster contest for young people.

Kid’s Health

Contact only available through Web site.

www.kidshealth.org

Services: Resources for parents, kids, and teens including movies, personal stories and informative articles on asthma.

 

Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation and Quest for the Code Asthma Game

5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite M100
Los Angeles, CA 90036

P: (310) 479-1212

www.starlight.org or http://asthma.starlightprograms.org

Services: Quest for the Code is an online asthma game for 7-15 year olds voiced by celebrities such as Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Shaquille O’Neal. The Starlight Web site also hosts an online network for young people with chronic conditions and their siblings to connect with others.

 

 

Resource Guide Handout

 

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